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Raihan Fadhillah

Hi, I'm Raihan from Depok, Indonesia! I majored in Arabic at a university in Saudi Arabia. A fun fact about me is that I can move both my ears without touching them. I aspire to be fluent in at least 4 languages in my life,...
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Elsa Debargue

Hello, my name is Elsa. I teach French with GLN. My teacher's bio is coming soon....
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Cherie Basener

Hello, my name is Cherie. I was born in Iowa and moved to Washington, DC from San Diego over 10 years ago. I attended San Diego State University and currently live in Washington, DC. In college I was a Spanish major with a Portuguese minor. ...
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Derrick Beerensteyn

My name is Derrick Beerensteyn, a native Dutch speaker originally from Paramaribo, Suriname. I studied Marketing Management at a local Applied University. I live now in Los Angeles.

I am a lifelong learner and a fanatic reader of leadership, communication science and spiritual literature. I...
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Xiaoxiao Cheng

My name is 程潇潇. I am looking forward to teaching Chinese but also sharing my knowledge about Chinese culture to others. I believe learning a language is one of the best ways to know a culture.

Teaching at GLN gives me the opportunity to...

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Yue Tian

I'm Yue Tian, and I'm from Beijing, China. My aspiration is to foster connections with individuals from diverse backgrounds through the power of language. I firmly believe that Chinese is an accessible and fascinating language to learn. I want to inspire my students and demonstrate...
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