Romain Bastin

Romain is the best! I wasn’t the best French student back in school, so I was pretty nervous about starting tutoring. Romain is warm, welcoming, and supportive, exactly the type of teacher I had been looking for. I didn't know what kind of lesson format I wanted at first, so I appreciated his flexibility in trying out different options together. My favorite ones so far have been free-flowing conversation, hearing about local culture and history, and presenting an article on a topic I know. Romain is adaptable and always tailors each lesson to my interests, which makes it easy to stay engaged.

Romain is so skilled at helping me discover the trickier aspects of translation and supporting me in finding ways to work with those tricky aspects. I find this work this working challenging and invigorating as it requires so much flexibility of mind as well as quite a bit of creativity! I'm excited to continue working with Romain and strengthening my translation skills.

Translation gets more and more enjoyable every day! Romain really models the deep thought process that goes into translation while also pointing out the realities, such as time constraints, that make it more challenging. Merci beaucoup, Romain!

Wow! I really enjoyed the introduction to translation Romain shared. It was informative and so interesting - I learned a lot and ended the class more inspired than ever to develop my skills in translation!