Hi everyone! I’m Flavia Ayelén from Santa Fe, Argentina. I graduated from the University of Rosario with a master’s degree in applied psychology but transitioned to working full time as a professional Spanish teacher.
After I graduated from college, I began to travel around the world, taking all sorts of different jobs and embedding myself, as best I could, as a “local” in many distinct cultures. To help pay the bills, I also began teaching Argentina’s own, special version of Spanish – it has a very particular, unique accent that people seemed to love – imagine what an Italian person might sound like if they were to speak Spanish!
In my years of teaching, I’ve developed a serious passion for my newfound profession. It’s not just about grammar or conversation or pronunciation – all all those things are important – but also the lively exchange of different cultures, customs and traditions. In every class I find myself learning as much I am teaching!
For all of you struggling to learn – or even master – a new language, I am right there with you. In fact, I’m sure I’ve been through many of the same experiences! When I started this journey, I could barely speak a word of English despite years of classroom English where we would just drill grammar. In the real world, whether it was Australia, the United States, England, or New Zealand, I was scared to even say hello, and would freeze if someone on the street asked me even the most basic question. I could barely muster the courage to order a coffee in English! But I pushed through the fears and persevered until I reached fluency.
I teach Spanish using the same methods and practices I developed to achieve fluency in English. I won’t lie to you. The path to mastering a foreign language is not easy! but with a little bit of grit, dedication, passion and fun mixed in, we can get there together!
I really enjoy the classes with Ayelén! She is a very kind and helpful teacher and we have a lot of fun. Over the past few months she has helped me improve my conversation skills and at the same time I have learned a lot of new and interesting things about her culture and lifestyle. Whenever I have a question or there are words I don’t understand she is very patient and takes time explaining them to me. I’m looking forward to the next classes! :)
Ayelén is such a lovely person, very communicable and patient. I truly recommend her classes. Technically she was very confident and clear, also she was flexible to adjust the classes in a very specific way to address my needs. You guys will not regret by choosing her as a teacher. Gracias Ayelén, nos vemos en la clase siguiente. =]
I found Ayelen to be very charming and clear spoken, and her level of teaching is quite high. She is very patient and was quickly able to establish my level of understanding. I highly recommend Ayelen!