From ColombiaLiving in Porto, Portugal (19:39 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 12, 2025
InterestsMusicArtHistoryPets & AnimalsScience
Hello everybody! My name is Alejandro Rueda, from Bucaramanga, Colombia. I'm living in Portugal, making my way through a new culture and language. I started studying English in a very organic way, without even noticing, my gaming habits taught me the language and helped me make friends all around the world. Then, my language journey guided me to help more people by being an English/Spanish interpreter! That's when I really developed my English skills. Now, after two years in Portugal, I'm getting in love with this new language.
Me as a Teacher
I'm a very charismatic and talkative person. I enjoy talking about almost everything, being a musician, music is one of my top priorities. We can discuss everything from Salsa to classical music! But music is not the only thing. I'm also very passionate about science, philosophy, and history!
My lessons & teaching style
I firmly believe traditional language lessons do not help as expected. Instead, I've encountered (for the third time already) that learning a language only happens when you understand a message. Think of this, did you ever tell a baby what's the difference between a verb and a subjective? Or what is a past continuous tense? Not at all! Babies get the language because they have tons of people talking to them. The brain decodes the language. Just trust your brain and let it flow!
My teaching material
Articles and news
PDF file
Text Documents
Certificates
Certificate of Appreciation - Globo - 202450000 Minutes interpreted for GLOBO, English/Spanish, medical field.