Tanya
Native Russian Speaker (degree in English Linguistics)
I was born in Leningrad, which you now know as St. Petersburg, Russia. I fell in love with the English language and spent years in independent study while raising my children. Once they were old enough, I re-entered university to study to become a linguist specializing in English. Even before attaining my degree, I began taking on students as a tutor of English to Russian speakers, and spent hours a day reading and working to hone my skills to provide my students with the best learning exper...