Experience Summary
I've been tutoring many friends or meeting 1 on 1 with University students to help them with English, German, and Spanish for about 4 years. Often, these have been unofficial language-exchange scenarios; for instance, I would meet with someone with whom I would speak for half an hour in English, then half an hour in Spanish (or whichever language it happened to be). This can be a very challenging and very exciting method of learning, and I believe it is the most effective.
Teaching Style
I am a firm believer in the immersion style of learning languages. Understanding the grammar and acquiring a decent vocabulary are of course indispensable, but from personal experience learning a variety of languages, I've found that simply speaking is the best way to learn. We don't learn languages to perform well on tests, we learn them to communicate, and to see the world through a different culture's cognitive perception!
My Hobbies
I have a variety of hobbies. I've been playing violin since I was 6 (though this what I'm studying, so it's more of a focal point in my life that just a "hobby"), I love to draw, read, hike, unicycle, play basketball, cook, meditate... and much more!
Other Comments
I am currently studying Japanese at the University of New Mexico, and plan to learn a number of languages as well. I love to surround myself with friends from different countries and pick up some of their language. I've often been told that I have a knack for picking up languages. I believe this is quite simply because I am genuinely passionate in languages. I find them endlessly fascinating and enjoyable to learn! I believe curiosity and interesting are you best tools for learning a language - for learning anything, in fact.