Don Karp

Profession: Teacher of beginning students
English Language Instruction
Mostly students learned by playing games and having themed discussions. This was a three year course using the international phonetic alphabet for pronunciation. This was in Cuernavaca, Mexico

Tutor for advanced students
English Language Instruction
At Alliant University, in Mexico City, I tutored two advanced students, helping them write resumes for jobs in the US.

Interests: In 2003, I retired from a career as a chemist, with side careers as an artist and educator. I've spent most of my time in Mexico since then and published memoirs and a blog about my experiences here. In Cuernavaca, I taught a beginning class at an institute. In Mexico City, I tutored advances students at a small university. Come join me-learn and have fun!

Education: Master's degree (MA)
Research
Upon graduation, I worked in many labs, mostly doing research and development in chemistry for small companies. My last job was the manager of all science laboratories at a two year college.

Listener
Mental Health
I trained to be a listener on 7cups of tea--a site for those with problems to have text conversations.

Spoken Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational), German (Basic)

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