GET TO KNOW ME

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GET TO KNOW ME 〰️

Hi, I’m Elissa!

I’m a content creator, singer-songwriter, and actress, but I’m also a language lover who has been teaching English and Italian for several years. You might know me from YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok from my many language videos where I teach English and Italian.

  • perfectionist
  • always excited about something
  • easily pleased by sunsets and pretty things

BORN AND RAISED IN:

Ottawa, Canada

COUNTRIES I’VE LIVED IN:

Canada, Italy, Australia

BIRTHDAY:

July 31st

ETHNIC BACKGROUND:

Half Lebanese, half Italian

LANGUAGES:

English, Italian, French

INSTRUMENTS:

Voice, acoustic guitar, piano, ukulele

OBSESSED WITH:

Taylor Swift

MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY TYPE:

ENFJ

LUCKY NUMBER:

11

HOW I GOT INTO CONTENT CREATION

It happened completely by accident. I began learning Italian in 2013 when I started my Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Psychology and a Minor in Italian Language and Culture. I didn't think much of it at first, but over the course of the three years I spent taking Italian language courses, I started falling in love with the language and the culture, and after graduating, I found myself looking for any opportunity to talk to native Italian speakers. After a few months of that, I noticed that many people asked me the same questions, so I made a quick video on a laptop that was absolutely falling apart, put it on YouTube, sent it to my friends, and didn't think twice about it.

I met my fiancé through a language exchange, then moved to Australia with him, and was unable to find a job for several months. I ended up finding a job teaching English to foreign children online, found an in-person job as a teaching assistant at an elementary school, and my teaching journey began.

While living in Australia, I started feeling the overwhelming desire to share things with the world, whether it be about my life, things I've learned, or how to learn a language. I decided I was going to start a YouTube channel, and started uploading videos where I taught English and Italian. It actually went much better than I had anticipated, and I just never stopped. I now do a combination of content creation, teaching private lessons, and freelancing as a Social Media Consultant.


BUT YOU DO MORE THAN JUST MAKE CONTENT, RIGHT?

The things I love more than anything in the world are songwriting, singing, and acting.

I’ve been singing since I was a kid, but started singing more seriously in 2019 when I started taking singing lessons and really working on my vocal technique.

It’s virtually impossible for me to stick to one thing. No matter what, I have to share stories through different mediums in order to be happy. Most of the time, that shows through my content creation, but in my free time, you’ll always find me trying to improve my singing technique or writing a new song on the guitar, because those are the things that bring me the most joy.


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