A Brazilian looking for help to learn English language.
Hello. My name is Andréia Félix and I live in Brazil.
I knew this app through my virtual teachers Carina Fragozo (a Brazilian teacher youtuber) and Gavin Roy (an American teacher youtuber from the channel SmallAdvantages).
I would like a lot to find a nice and intelligent partner to chance experiences in English and Portuguese. I've studied English since 2008, but I've already stoped my course many times because of lack of time.
Actually, things are easier because we have many apps and sophisticated gadgets that allow me to enjoy my time 24 hours.
So, I regard that I have an intermediate level of English language, but, unfortunately, I don't have the opportunity to practice and brush up my knowledge with native Americans or students who live abroad learning English.
My Portuguese is good, mainly in grammar, and I know the difficulty finding people in Brazil who like and study grammar in their routine. So, regarding this observations, I think that I could contribute a lot with my partner in our exchange. I live in the capital of São Paulo, in the north zone, so I don't have an accent that disturbs the foreign comprehension or it causes in my partner an accent that Brazilians usually have when they live at countryside or inside the state.
I'm used to studying English in my free time during the day. I don't have a fix time, because I have a small business in my neighborhood, so, when I have some time I enjoy it to do my homeworks, listen to musics or watch some video on YouTube.
I've already heard good things about italki. Before downloading the app, I made a research about the satisfaction from the ones who use it and I was very surprised, because most of the users like a lot. Good job italki team.
Currently I don't have enough money to pay private classes. I study at a school close to my business, and I pay a considerable monthly fee. Language schools in Brazil are very expensive, even though is very difficult to find a quality school. When we find a school with a fair price, teaching is not good.
I learned a lot using the internet. I love video classes.
So, I hope to find someone who wants to interact with me and enjoy this new experience in my life.
I intend to pay some classes here on italki, but I'm think that they will not enough to practice.
My main problem is conversation.
Thanks for spend some time reading this text and I'm looking forward for your contact.
Sorry for my mistakes and I count on with you to get a good job in my learning.