Rachel

Hello there! My name is Rachel, and I'm elated to have the opportunity to work with your students!

I was born in Washington, D.C. but raised in a rural town called Davidsonville, MD. I am the third of six children (which usually surprises many people), out of which the largest age gap is only 9 years (which surprises people even more). That being said, an inherent part of my family life was teaching. My mother homeschooled us, I and my older sisters taught the three younger siblings the rules of the house and helped with homework whenever necessary. I didn't realize how this would train me in the art of explanation, which became useful in high school when my peers requested my tutoring in Spanish and Biology. This expanded when I volunteered as a journalism mentor in a D.C. middle school. In all honesty, whether I was explaining an answer in class or giving tips to my mentees, I loved every part of constructively demonstrating my processes of thinking, some which I formed and others which I learned from other people. I feel most comfortable in English, Spanish, Biology, and mathematics.

Beyond being a life-long teacher, I am a college student at Princeton University. To my new home, I've carried so many passions that I formed in my first 17 years of life: I packed piano sheet music ranging from Scott Joplin to Jean Philippe Rameau; I carried small notebooks because I love spontaneously writing. In high school, I wrote for two magazines about fashion, style, and books, and I also helped manage a book review website.

I'm planning to major in the Woodrow Wilson School for International Relations. After I studied abroad in Peru in July 2014, I knew that I wanted to put my global mindset to the benefit of others. That experience taught me a very important lesson: we can't teach what we don't know, and we can't lead where we don't go. I would love to say much more, but for now, I'm so excited to join the Princeton Tutoring team.