With over 10 years of English teaching experience, I hold an M.A. in Communication and Culture from UFRJ (Brazil, 2013) and am currently pursuing my Ph.D. at UFMG (Brazil). My teaching experience spans four years at a leading English school, where I worked with hundreds of students across all proficiency levels, followed by extensive private tutoring. I specialize in English for Academic Purposes (EAP), conversation skills, Business English, and test preparation for TOEFL (iBT and ITP) and other proficiency exams. I have successfully prepared professionals for job interviews at organizations including the UN and FIESP (São Paulo), journalists for international coverage assignments, and students for international scholarship and graduate program applications. My academic journey includes fieldwork at a nonprofit in the United States and research presentations at conferences across Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Portugal, and the United States. My youngest student was 4 years old, and my oldest was 83.