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Joan
Spanish
Native
English

From Colombia

Living in Armenia, Colombia

Love teaching, patience is my gift, fitness passionate,helping learners to fall in love with spanish ¡Hola! I’m a Spanish tutor who believes language learning should feel like chatting with a friend—calm, patient, and full of cultural curiosity. My background in electronics engineering and love for robotics taught me problem-solving, but my true passion is bridging worlds through Spanish. Sports (especially squash and hiking!) shaped my disciplined mindset—I bring that same focus to helping students conquer fluency fears. When I’m not teaching, you’ll find me gaming, exploring nature, or swapping stories with learners worldwide. Let’s turn your Spanish goals into victories—one conversation at a time! I am naturally encouraging and supportive through my style of teaching. I am the number one fan about personalized classes like in italki, because through this, the teacher and the student can relate each other deeper, I can create a friendly space where points of interest are found, and so the shyness breaks to increase the confidence and make the classes a comfortable environment full of learning and fun. I have been teaching spanish in other online platforms during almost a year, I love the experience to share with other people about our cultures, where we can find very interesting things that can open our minds to new possibilities. My teaching style is based in natural conversation, I like to take the students to realistic circumstances where they have to communicate by themselves. If you don’t like grammar a lot, that is not a problem, we can go through a structured prog...
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Trial Lesson
165 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
¡Conversemos en español! (5 Lessons packages)
B1-C2
Conversation
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USD 9.99+
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¡Conversemos en español! (10 Lessons packages)
B1-C2
Conversation
1,158 lessons completed
USD 9.99+
13% off
Grammar and vocabulary improvement
A1-C2
Language Essentials
635 lessons completed
USD 10.99+
13% off
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Student Christa
Christa
486 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Joan is the best Spanish teacher on italki! My daughter and I tried a few teachers but narrowed it down to only using Joan. Since just strictly doing lessons with Joan in a few short months we are able to carry on lengthy conversations in Spanish, not just your average “Hi, nice to meet you” stuff. We had a bathroom renovation that took awhile and I was able to speak with a worker daily who only spoke Spanish. I really can’t recommend Joan enough. He is patient, kind, helpful, and motivating. Each class is filled with great content, with a lot of talking in Spanish and kind corrections. If you are serious about learning Spanish then you really need to do classes with Joan.
Student Anne Bellomy
Anne Bellomy
484 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I always enjoy my lessons with Joan. He is fun, relaxed, and we talk about everything - music, culture, sports, politics, the weather, etc. And he will correct grammatical errors with precision and examples, but always in a gentle way. Plus he tailors the class to the student. Muchas gracias, Joan, por las clases agradables y útiles.
Student Malik
Malik
18 Spanish lessons
I have had many sessions with Joan, and the sessions with him have always been great. He is a relaxed tutor, let's you take your time and I would recommend him. Gracias a Joan, nos vemos pronto
Leah
89 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Joan is such a great teacher! I appreciate his patience and expertise. Highly recommend!
Student Jordan Jackson-White
Jordan Jackson-White
12 Spanish lessons
First time using this platform and super nervous. Joan helped me relax and I really enjoyed my first lesson. Looking forward to booking more lessons.
Student Malik
Malik
18 Spanish lessons
Siempre lo paso bien con Joan. Es tranquilo y le encanta hablar contigo. Lo recomiendo!