About Yara
I am a…
Artist, Brainstormer, Educator/Teacher, Explorer, Gay, Photographer, Technologist, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Bio
Learning languages is an amazing and never-ending task, which I have been passionate about since childhood. I've been an English and Portuguese teacher/ translator for several years, but I will always consider myself a learner. In fact, I think when we are comfortable wearing the learner's shoes, we have greater opportunities for development. As far as I'm concerned, I want to be a learner forever!
I'm passionate about
Language Teaching and Learning, Traveling, Photography, Drawing and Painting, Video Games, Feminism, Origami, Technology, Music...
An idea worth spreading
"Help those who make mistakes; your feet walk on the same
ground, and even if you possess the possibility to correct them, you have no right to censure them."
Chico Xavier
Areas of expertise
Language Teaching (English and Portuguese), Translataion
The TED story
I have always loved the TED talks and found them extremely useful for my language classes. Being part of the TED - OTP project is a way of saying thank you for all the ideas they keep spreading.
Things you might not know
Origami and drawing. I also make a mean vegan pancake. :-)