RINA is the teaching name of a real person who is very passionate about teaching the English language to her foreign students. She studied in one of the top universities in the Philippines with a degree in Development Communication, major in Journalism and minor in radio broadcasting.
While she exudes confidence when teaching and communicating with others in public, she is actually a quiet and somewhat shy person in her private life. She takes the time to watch Japanese anime TV series with her two sons and one daughter or watch Disney and Marvel movies. Her favorite Hollywood movie characters are Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Ironman (Robert Downey Jr.) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). She keeps fit by taking walks or riding her mountain bike around the village. Currently, she is working on a proposal in preparation for a communications research she will conduct in Siem Reap, Cambodia in cooperation with USAID and North Carolina A & T State University. |
WritingRina has been writing news, features and poems since she was in High School. She joined writing competitions and won division, regional and national awards. She received a medal as Young Journalist of the Year in her province. |
EditingShe has been Editor-In-Chief of her school's paper, News Editor of LB Times and Managing Editor of a provincial newspaper. More recently, she was commissioned to write and edit the Annual Report Magazine of a local bank.
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Teaching
Rina has been a private tutor since 2005 specializing in teaching kids how to read using Phonetics. In 2006, she started her career as ESL teacher with Korean students who visited the country. Currently, she works as online teacher to Japanese students who want to improve their English skills.
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