Gabriela Palacios

Gabriela is the best instructor and conversationalist, through and through! :) I've been learning Spanish from scratch for about a month. I take an online uni course for credit and use apps, but the lessons I've had with Gabriela have been the most beneficial in my journey. Gabriela brings patience and ease in learning a language that can be complicated and confusing at times! I always feel comfortable asking questions or clarification when needed. She's also very knowledgeable in the foundations and little intricacies of the language. I've tried a few tutors out, but I truly prefer learning with Gabriela! She provides the structure that is crucial in learning a language, but it never feels intimidating. I'm able to get a full learning experience, while still getting to have fun side conversations :) I always look forward to starting out my days with her and I'm excited to continue progressing in Spanish!

At the beginning of our lessons, I wrote "I'm confident that she is the tutor that will make my goals a reality." After 43 wonderful lessons, I have to say that she went above and beyond what I expected. An exceptional language teacher in every regard and one that deeply cares about her students. she took a personal interest in my advancement and made sure that no matter what I needed, she was there to help. In a matter of two months, my conversational capabilities skyrocketed. If at all you're iffy on who you should be choosing to speak with: stop looking now. Book with Gabriela and speak with her with full knowledge that there is no judgment on your capabilities. She has a special ability of making you feel as though you're speaking with an old friend, just as I said on day one as well. Thank you Gabriela! (P.S. If you book lessons with her, she's saving up to see snow for the first time. Help her save for a trip to North America and realize her dream!)

We chatted in Spanish for an hour about various topics - where we live, my pet dogs and our favourite things

Gabriela is wonderful! She is a very patient and thoughtful teacher, which creates a safe and welcoming learning environment. I always feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes. Through my time working with her, I have learned so much, and I believe that anyone looking to learn Spanish, at any level, would benefit from her knowledge and expertise.

My lessons with Gabriella are essentially an hour of us chatting in Spanish, because I need more practice in conversation. Gabriella is a very good teacher because she speaks with me at a level I can understand and she teaches me new words as we go along.

koo I suck at Spanish but she understood somehow 😂😂