Mauricio Mariano

Mauricio is more than a teacher, he was my damn therapist today. 😂 Literally one of the most versatile teachers I've had online. I've had well over 100 teachers through online Spanish classes and Mauricio just understands how to teach, connect, listen and just work on your weaknesses (he's great at spotting errors and areas you need to improve on by the way) but whatever topic you wanna talk about, he's all ears and shieeettt... He'll not just listen but give you some damn good advice and it's super fruitful not just for me personally but I learn this advice in Spanish so I can pass this information to my friends who only speak Spanish. Overall, he makes you feel confident with your Spanish which I think is SUPER important because as an introvert that has social anxiety, it's hard practicing a language when you don't even like to talk to people in general but he's easily my favorite teacher on iTalki and it's not even close. ¡Aprecio todo lo que has hecho por mi Mauricio!

Mauricio is a fantastic teacher. I signed onto his conversation classes just expecting simple corrections to my mistakes, but he always goes above and beyond with explaining the grammar (and can even name the specific tenses I'm struggling with). This is a lot more than what I've experienced with other Span teachers that do convo style classes (I've had many). He is also an extremely good listener and very empathetic. Te aprecio mucho Mauricio! tbvh I wish we could be friends in real life!

Learned something new in class today—as always. 😁 Mauricio is one of the best teachers I’ve found here in iTalki so far. He knows his craft, he’s generous with corrections, and I always feel confident about speaking in Spanish despite my beginner level. 🙂

Really enjoy my lessons with Mauricio. Normally it's hard for me to speak foreign languages but with him I feel very comfortable. He's great at keeping the conversation going and being very encouraging. I've learned a ton!

Mauricio is the best teacher. Adding the element of fun helps make it a comfortable environment to ask questions and make mistakes (which I do plenty).

Mauricio used a conversational approach to get to know me and what my language learning goals were. He identified areas of weakness and proposed a strategy for improvement.