Shayana
Profession: Restaurant Manager
Interests: I have a wide range of interests from film, nature and sports, to news and environmental / social issues.
l also have a passion for traveling, learning new languages and exploring new cultures and have lived in many different countries including China, Brazil, Spain, Cambodia, Thailand and of course, England.
I love meeting new people and getting to know their interests, way of life and way of thinking.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Surrey University; Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate from i-to-i; Certified Yoga Instructor
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Fluent), Portuguese (Fluent), French (Basic)
Daniela Carepa
Profession: Early Childhood Educator : Kindergarten Teacher
Interests: Health and Wellness
Traveling
Reading
Photography
Educating young children
Education: Early Childhood Educator Diploma
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational), French (Conversational)
Layla
Profession: School aftercare teacher, YMCA child caregiver,
Interests: On sunny days I love hiking or horseback riding. On rainy days I love sipping coffee while watching a movie.
Education: Bachelors in Communication Studies and a minor in Psychology.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
Sarah
Profession: Drama, French and English Teacher
Education
I taught in Secondary Schools in the UK for seventeen years
English Language Teacher
English Language Instruction
I have taught English as a foreign language since 2013, initially to all ages in a classroom setting; thereafter to ESL university students who needed further guidance with academic writing asssignments, and finally as an online teacher (since 2018).
Interests: My interests include: humanity; animals; psychology, sociology, sciences; the meaning of life (!); cultural differences; the outdoors; health and nutrition; language acquisition, and talking to people of all ages and and from all nationalities, of course!
Education: English & Drama (B.A Hons) 1990; PGCE Drama 1992; CELTA 2013; Online Teacher Certificate 2018
Education
I am an well-qualified and experienced teacher and I enjoy all levels and all ages!
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Conversational), German (Conversational), Portuguese (Basic), Spanish (Basic)
Temple
Profession: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania
Interests: I love to travel! I also love gardening and hiking. I play the piano.
Education: AB, Physics, Princeton University
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Conversational), French (Conversational)
Erin Penner
Profession: Mortgage servicing specialist
Interests: I am interested in reading (I especially love English classics like the Bronte sisters), travelling (in particular in South America and Europe), and learning languages (I have a high level in Portuguese and I also speak Spanish). I'm currently learning how to crochet, though I'm not very good at it. I previously tried to learn how to sew, but I never got very good at that either. I like to try new hobbies, but I often lose interest and seldom stick with one long enough to get truly good at it!
Education: I have a CELTA certificate from IH Buenos Aires and an Introduction to Translation certificate (Spanish to English) from IH Barcelona.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
Natalia S.
Profession: Registered Dental Hygienist
Interests: I enjoy exploring the outdoors, hiking, swimming, camping. I love animals, I own five cats and am a vegan. I am a Registered Dental Hygienist, however, my life long goal is to own an animal sanctuary. I love to travel, I have spent time all over the United States as well as Central and South America. I Speak English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently. Teaching English is something I have always enjoyed and I look forward to working with you!
Education: Registered Dental Hygienist, Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts, Associates degree in Dental Hygiene.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
lauraellington
Profession: I currently work in educational administration, and am looking forward to teaching online to get back into teaching again.
Interests: I enjoy reading, biking, swimming in the ocean and exploring new countries and cultures. I love meeting people from around the world, and learning new languages. I am very social, I love dogs and I love spending time with my family. I have two daughters who are the best!
Education: BA in English Literature from Skidmore college, minor in Spanish as a Second Language; Post-graduate degree in Linguistics & Spanish-English Translation from Universidad Internacional de las Americas; Master's degree in Cultural Anthropology from Hunter college- CUNY; CELTA teaching certification from RSA/Cambridge University.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Native), French (Fluent), Portuguese (Fluent), German (Conversational)
Camille Clark
Profession: I currently own an online thrift store.
Interests: I absolutely love music! I play guitar and a little bit of piano, and I also love to sing. I'm also very into hiking, I love learning new languages, and I like to cook.
Education: High school diploma, and 60 college credit hours.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Portuguese (Basic)
Heather in Canada
Profession: English for Academic Purposes Intern Instructor
English Language Instruction
EAP intern instructor at University Canada West, Vancouver
ESL and Learning Support Teacher
Education
Elementary and Middle School teacher in British Columbia
Interests: I love hiking, biking, gardening, going to the beach in summer, and skiing in winter. I enjoy traveling and learning from people of other cultures. I have lived as far north as Canada's Arctic and as far south as Brazil.
Education: MA TESOL
English Language Instruction
Graduate degree in TESOL from Trinity Western University, British Columbia
BEd
Education
Bachelor of Education from University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Bachelor of Geography from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Conversational), Spanish (Basic), French (Basic)
Lucy
Interests: Languages, cycling, reading, films, books!
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational), Portuguese (Conversational)
Josephine Irving
Profession: English teacher and Translation student
Interests: Travelling, meeting new people, cultural exchange, learning languages
Education: Translation Masters student, French/Spanish/Portuguese - English
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Fluent), French (Fluent), Portuguese (Fluent)
zuzuchan1
Profession: Japanese sake importer. Founding partner of a Japanese sake bar in Lisbon.
Interests: Hospitality, cross cultural communications and sales, food, natural wines and Japanese sake.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Asian Studies. TESOL Certificate.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Japanese (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent), Portuguese (Conversational)
Lisa G
Interests: Alongside my CELTA, I also have a BA in English Language and an MA in Sociolinguistics. English is my thing!
I have a life-long love of learning languages and of learning about different cultures. I grew up in London but have also lived in Spain and Italy. I love getting to know people from all around the world!
Other interests include music, dancing, art and painting, exhibitions, films, series - the usual stuff. But I'd also love to hear about anything that you're interested in.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Conversational), Italian (Conversational), Portuguese (Basic), French (Basic)
Julia Wuestefeld
Profession: Teacher and Pedagogical Coordinator
Interests: My interests range from education to cooking to musical theatre. I am also interested in acting, singing, and gardening. I've been a scout for most of my life and love the outdoors!
Education: - B.A. Theatre at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
- Chef de Cuisine & Restaurateur at Centro Europeu
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
Kristen M W
Profession: English Teacher
Education
English as a second language teacher
Interests: Music is my passion! I sing and play in two bands. I also love sports. My favorites are soccer and football.
Education: Georgia State University
Education
BAS at Georgia State University
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Basic)
Sara Zun
Profession: yoga instructor for the last 7 years and also part time designer.
Interests: I am also a yoga instructor and love getting outside. I love a good hike, connecting to nature, discovering a new waterfall, riding my bike and swimming in the ocean.
Education: Bachelor of Information Technolgoy from UMKC, Master of Interactive Technology Program from NYU, Advanced certificate of teaching English Online from TEFL full circle, 500 hour yoga certified.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Native), Portuguese (Conversational)
TeacherRach
Profession: Yoga Teacher
Interests: My mother always said I was an inquisitive child and she was right because now I am exploring different countries all over the world with a burning curiosity to learn about different cultures (especially cooking different cuisines!), the Ancestory (I am particularly fascinated by that of Latin America), the plants, the nature, alternative medicines, philosophies and the list goes on...
Honestly; there are not many things that I am not interested to learn or talk about.
Education: BSc Sports and Exercise Sciences: University of Leeds
200hr YTTC Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga: Dharamsala, India
100h TEFL
Diploma in Leadership and Management
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Conversational), Portuguese (Basic)
Charli I
Profession: Enrollment Advisor
Interests: My interests include traveling, cooking, crocheting, and listening to music.
I love learning how to make new foods, and most recently, a friend's mom taught me how to make feijoada.
Some of my favorite singers and bands include J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Capital Inicial, 30 Seconds to Mars, Charlie Brown Jr., and Choquibtown,
I also enjoy learning languages. I speak Spanish and Portuguese fluently and I'm considering learning Turkish or Korean next!
Education: I have a minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), Portuguese (Fluent), Arabic (Basic), Korean (Basic)
Ruth ZA
Profession: BYU English Language Center
Education
I did a teaching practicum at the BYU English Language Center for a semester where I co-taught an online class with an experienced English language teacher. The skills that we focused on were listening, speaking and grammar.
Interests: I am a lover of books, movies, art, music, and nature! I enjoy going on hikes, but I prefer going to the beach. I just love anything that involves creativity and imagination.
Education: I am currently a student at Brigham Young University studying Spanish and French with a minor focusing on teaching English as a second language.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), French (Conversational), Portuguese (Basic)