Raluca is an exceptional French teacher. She’s patient, engaged, and remarkably flexible — able to shape each lesson around whatever direction the conversation takes. Her command of French vocabulary and grammar is masterful, and she can hold a substantive discussion on virtually any topic, always finding the right way to correct, expand, or nuance what I’m trying to express. I recommend her without reservation to anyone serious about advancing their French.

Je travaille avec Raluca depuis quelque temps et je suis ravi chaque fois à nouveau. Elle est toujours bien préparée et grâce à elle j'ai fait des progrès en ce qui concerne ma fluidité en parlant et compréhension de textes littéraires. C'est toujours un grand plaisir. Merci

Au début, quand j’ai lu que Proust comparait le son du piano aux vagues, je me suis dit qu’il n’y avait là rien de très particulier. J’imaginais une autre scène : le bruit des vagues traversant la ville pour parvenir jusqu’à un piano solitaire. Mais quand j’ai vu comment, par le choix des mots les plus subtils, il parvenait à relier parfaitement la marée, la lune et la musique, au point que l’image et le son s’entremêlaient et devenaient inséparables, j’ai compris que j’avais perdu. Ma pensée relève de la géométrie hyperbolique ; la sienne, de la géométrie riemannienne. Du moins, pour l’instant.

I shared a part of a scene from my novel with Raluca. Her insights were both precise and profound. She was able to understand my intentions as a writer without needing me to explain further, which really impressed me. What surprised me the most was her ability to connect my writing with other works in literary history. This not only broadened my perspective, but also gave me valuable references to learn from and emulate. The lesson was very relaxed and completely pressure-free. Thank you so much!

Terence Tao once said that making mistakes in mathematics is very cheap. Today, I realized that the same idea applies to language learning as well. :)

I had an excellent lesson with Raluca. We were able to discuss literature and she was even able to discuss an extract of Proust that she had prepared. Merci Raluca!