Natalia

Natalia and I are having a great time reading and discussing the short stories of the Italian writer Alberto Moravia. She gives me ample opportunity and encouragement to express my understanding and opinions of the stories. My Italian is definitely improving with our lessons.

Natalia is an excellent teacher. I don't have any specific plan and I've only acquainted myself with Italian through a 10-minute exercise a day app, so my skills are very basic. I can barely make a sentence I intend, despite having some beginner vocabulary. Natalia has a wonderful and warm personality: with patience and curiosity she allows for my growing pains to be less prevalent. The learning process becomes fun, challenging but interesting. And I always learn something besides Italian language: we have bought up topics of gender equality in a language formation, job interest among youth, origins of different kinds of pasta, etc. All of this with my very modest skills. I'm very excited I get to spend time with such and excellent teacher and human!

I am gaining a wonderful appreciation of a great Italian writer through my lessons with Natalia. And I am practicing a higher level of speaking, which is a great gift.

I'm so glad I found Natalia when I needed to learn Brazilian Portuguese for work! She understood what level to start at considering my previous knowledge of Spanish, and perfectly tailored the intensive course to a suitable pace for me. In less than three months I held my first presentation in Portuguese at work, and she has continued to help me improve ever since to a completely fluent level. I cannot recommend her enough!

Natalia is absolutely among the finest language teachers I have ever encountered. I study both Portuguese and Italian with her and every lesson is a joy.

Natalia is an exceptional teacher. She helped me prepare for my B1 exam, especially the written and oral components. Thanks to her, I was able to follow a consistent study plan: she provided excellent preparation materials, always reviewed and corrected my texts before class so we could focus on discussing improvements together, and guided me through oral exercises that were closely aligned with the exam format. During our speaking practice, she is incredibly attentive to detail and manages to offer corrections without ever overwhelming me or making me feel self-conscious. I truly appreciate her supportive and effective teaching style!