Camila Meireles

I've been learning Portuguese with Camila for over a year now and I must say that she is one of the best teachers I've ever had. She's always prepared, full of positive energy and ideas to make learning process pleasure and fun. I'm also very pleased with the materials that I can always refer to either during or between our lessons which help me to structurize my knowledge better. I also believe that the idea of Movie Club is a mastepiece helping her students to communicate better, learning how to express themselves and break the language barrier. Camila, obrigada pra todas as liçoes nós tivemos até agora e pela pacientia que Você tem pra mim.

Um dia, alguém falou para mim que utilizo excessivamente o verbo ''amar'' quando falo em Português, que não se utiliza essa palavra com a mesma frequência que em Inglês. Inconscientemente eu sabia disso, porém tive que continuar fazendo-o. Porque há tantas coisas inimagináveis que o Português trouxe a minha vida. Porque tudo o que eu sinto é mais profundo quando sinto em Português. Como agora, por exemplo, dizer que AMEI a nossa aula é simplesmente ser justa com o meu sentir. Assunto fascinante, daqueles que me deixam pensando por um tempão. Você sempre me faz sentir tão à vontade para falar de tudo, perguntar, aprender e rir. Obrigada do fundo do meu coração!

Excellent teacher. She makes me feel at ease and helps to build my vocabulary and confidence in Portuguese as well as being immersed in the beauty of Brazilian culture .

Seeing Camila, in itself, is a joy. She has been great company for the past 3 years. Today, we discussed a few key topics: We talked about how Covid-19 in now impacted people all across Brazil and how everyone knows someone with Covid. The only question is how close your contact was and if you are the next person to get it. I also shared a local San Diego news story about a famous religious figure in my community who has now become infamous, as he was pleaded guilty to charges of embezzling funds that were supposed to be for the community, but instead pocketed in an elaborate tax evasion scheme. The third topic was an on-going discussion about the ethical questions posed by the film, "Bacarau." It is a fascinating film that has kept all of us thinking ALOT! Camila, you did a great service to anyone interested in Brazil by showcasing this film. I love everything about you and your teaching style as well. And I know many of your students feel exactly the same way.

Listening and hearing portugese by native speakers is an area of growth for me. I’m doing well at getting the “overall” gist but Camila is helping me with what I care about so much…… the DETAILS!! My desire is to fully get and understand the details and nuances. Strengthening my listening skills is so important to me. She’s making my listening ear stronger and more confident. Her various tools and teaching styles customized to my learning are helping me to get better and better with this beautiful language. Every new word, every new expression understanding any nuance is a victory!!!! And she very patiently reminds me of that truth :-)

Camila is a warm, professional and experienced teacher. She teaches with her own materials using audio and written texts, and introduces complex topics while following the student’s own pace. She’s very adaptable and takes into account how you wish to learn and what’s important to you (for me it’s correcting mistakes and growing vocabulary). I’m happy to be learning with Camila!