I am originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but now live in Washington, D.C. I love the Balkans and was married in Dubrovnik. I really enjoyed my time in Mostar and Sarajevo, so am trying to learn Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian. I have a Master's in History from Georgetown, and my area of specialty was the Balkans. I would love to pair up with language partners that are hoping to improve their English. I am fairly good at teaching myself grammar and vocabulary from a textbook, but I have the hardest time with pronunciation and speaking without a teacher. I teach English professionally here in D.C. I have experience in learning languages, as I passed my fluency exam for graduate school in French and German.