In short, I’m a poet, translator and teacher drawing inspiration from life and human experiences.

Fluent the Write Way began in late 2018 to encourage learners to focus on this commonly overlooked or intimidating part of language learning. Writing doesn’t have to be formal; in our digitally connected world, writing can be a blog, a post on social media, or an email to a friend or colleague. Being an English learner shouldn’t hold you back from sending that text or starting a #studygram, and I want to help you write more confidently. I work with professional learners as well, but the heart of my work is encouraging creativity in both formal and informal writing.

My career as an English teacher started long before I even realized it. When I was a teen, my aunt taught ESOL and asked me if I’d like to be a pen pal to her students in Spain. I remember when my first package arrived—stuffed to the brim with letters from English learners on the other side of the world. I spent so much time reading each of them; opening the little gifts they sent me like stickers and Spanish candy. It’s one of my fondest memories of childhood, and I wrote each student back with a piece of American culture every time I received a letter throughout the school year.