If you have a beginner or intermediate level, and you are looking for a long-term learning program, we will discuss your goals, motivation, and preferred learning methods, and then we'll work on a few and quick practical exercises that are adequate for your level, so that you can get a sense of my teaching style.

A simple, direct, and interesting conversation about anything and everything. Whether you are preparing to take a trip or you just want to keep practicing what you've already learned, I promise we'll have a fun, original exchange of ideas. You could send me in advance any subjects that you might want to discuss, and also, if you have a beginner or intermediate level, we could watch some videos or do some swift exercises to improve your skills. I'm a good listener and a creative conversation partner, I promise you you won't get bored!

[Kindly notice this lesson is for casual conversation practice. If you are looking for something more elaborate, like a formal lesson with a textbook, grammar, and comprehensive exercises, please book the lesson called A Spanish Learning Quest. Or if you'd like a mix of conversation practice with a light grammatical approach, please book the one called Learn Spanish Through Cultural Immersion.]

An original conversation in Spanish

Si te gusta leer, buscas aumentar tu vocabulario en español y además quisieras adentrarte en el maravilloso mundo de la literatura latinoamericana, esta lección te fascinará. De Borges a García Márquez, de Alfonsina Storni a Isabel Allende, de la fantasía y la ciencia ficción al relato policiaco, podremos leer, analizar y comentar textos de cualquier escuela literaria, o de tus géneros y autores favoritos.

¡Leamos literatura latinoamericana!

[If you have a beginner or intermediate level, see English translation below]

En esta aula mejoraremos o perfeccionaremos tus habilidades de escritura en español. Llevaremos algunos ejercicios inspiradores según lo que quieras o necesites escribir: un poema, un cuento, una carta, un ensayo, un artículo académico... Además de expandir tu vocabulario y mejorar tu puntuación, gramática y ortografía, podremos darle rienda suelta a tu creatividad. 

In this class we will improve or perfect your writing skills in Spanish. We'll do some inspiring exercises according to whatever you want or need to write: a poems, a short story, a letter, an essay, a paper... Besides expanding your vocabulary and improving your punctuation, grammar, and spelling, we'll give a free pass to your creativity.

Escritura creativa

This lesson is designed to be a building block for a long term journey. Depending on your goals and motivation to learn Spanish, we’ll focus on any and all areas that you might want to emphasize: speaking, listening, writing or reading. My teaching approach combines the methodical work of studying basic grammar and vocabulary with a range of dynamic exercises, such as listening to songs, watching short videos and documentaries, reading tales and poetry, and discovering the vast, colorful universe of the Spanish-speaking countries and their culture, history and traditions.

A Spanish Learning Quest

A light approach to language learning. Each lesson includes three sections: a grammar basis, a vocabulary set, and a work of art or cultural reference for practice and analysis. Learn the words, and get to know the music, films, paintings, literature, traditions, and worldviews of Spanish speaking countries.

Cultural Works Sample List by Language Level

A1

Manuel Peyrou, “La confesión” (Colombia, short tale)
Estoy afuera (Argentina, short film)
Roque Dalton, “Como tú” (El Salvador, poem)
Frida Kahlo’s art (Mexico, paintings)

A2

Cristina Peri Rossi, “Ca Foscari” (Uruguay, poem)
Mario Benedetti, “Cuando éramos niños” (Uruguay, poem)
#STOP (Spain, screenplay & short film)
Manu Chao, Clandestino (Latin-American music album)

B1

Alfonsina Storni, “Tú me quieres blanca” (Argentina, poem)
Teresa Wills Mont, “Autodefinición” (Chile, poem)
Remedios Varo’s art (Mexico-Spain, paintings)
Bareto, “Ya se ha muerto mi abuelo” (Peru, cumbia song)

B2

Cocodrilo (Spain, short film)
Pablo Neruda, “Américas: cantata popular” (Chile, poem) 
Rubén Blades, “Pedro Navajas” (Panamá, salsa song)
Amor y frijoles (Honduras, film)

C1

Nicolás Guillén, “Digo que yo no soy un hombre puro” (Cuba, poem)
Federico García Lorca, “Romance de la luna luna” (Spain, poem)
La Colombia chiquita (Mexico, short documentary)
Jorge Luis Borges, “La casa de Asterión” (Argentina, short story)

C2

Siete cajas (Paraguay, film)
Rómulo Gallegos, “Cuento de carnaval” (Venezuela, short story)
Pilar Quintana, “Censura” (Colombia, essay)
Héctor Lavoe, “El día de mi suerte” y “Un verano en Nueva York” (Puerto Rico, salsa songs)

Learn Spanish Through Cultural Immersion - New lesson!

Mexican Literature. My dissertation was about writer Jesus Gardea and the fantastic genre in his short stories and novels.

Comprehensive studies about both Spanish language and literature.

music

travel

reading

history

Chess course instructor with a focus on chess as a personal development tool.

English teacher for two high school groups.

Workshop coordinator in charge of selecting reading material and designing practical exercises for the participants.