Dana is working on her PhD in Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania, where she has taught Spanish language and literary theory classes and worked as the Teacher's Assistant for World Cinema classes. She also has a BA in Writing, and professional journalism, publishing and translation experience, and has published several essays on film, literature and art. Dana has also worked as a tutor in two university writing centers in addition to tutoring a range of subjects from Spanish to College Essay and SATs. She speaks Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. In her free time, she likes to read, write, dance and cook!