JeffeTico
Profession: Travel Agent/Tour Guide, Online Spanish/English teacher.
Interests: Costa Rica travel, Spanish, ziplining, white water rafting, Latin music, computers, my wife and children, study abroad programs, books, Whatsapp chats.
Education: Bachelor of Science Spanish Education, Master of Arts Spanish Language and Literature, Public School Administration Certificate, Teaching Certificates in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), French (Conversational), Italian (Basic), German (Basic)
qpaczesny16
Profession: Trainee Teacher
Interests: I love and compete in swimming and horse riding. I also enjoy other sports such as running and athletics but i do also love watching Netlfix! I am in my final year training to be a teacher and i recently spent 3 months in Italy as a ESL Tutor.
Education: I have A Levels in; Accounting, Business and Law. I am currently in my final year at university studying Primary Education with QTS. I also hold a TEFL certificate with over 200 hours of experience teaching English as a foreign language.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Italian (Basic), Spanish (Basic)
Tom Skelton
Profession: Advocacy and Engagement Officer for blind organisations in London and Sydney, as well as semi-professional comedian.
Interests: I'm very interested in books, history, politics, football and travel. I love watching and performing comedy, and until Covid struck, had the good fortune to tour in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year, but missed out the Melbourne Comedy Festival this year, as well as what would have been my twelfth Edinburgh Fringe. I also really like hiking and running, and learning languages.
Education: BA (Bachelor of Arts) in Politics and International Relations from Oxford Brookes University. I also studied two years of German and English Literature at Wadham College, Oxford.
I completed a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course before teaching English in Ecuador for three months to school children. While living in Berlin I undertook an intensive German language course at the Akademie für Fremdsprachen, and an intensive Spanish courses in Salamanca and Quito.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), German (Conversational), Spanish (Basic), Italian (Basic)
marleyskpp
Profession: Property manager
Interests: General arts, history, travel, music, political science, English, Spanish, self-improvement, scuba diving, astronomy, religion, fine watchmaking and jewelry consulting, etc.
Education: TESOL Certified, Principles of Business Certificate (Assoc.) Wesley College; Certified Rescue Diver, Certified Sales Consultant (complication watches and fine jewelry)
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), Italian (Basic)
Martin Sheridan1
Profession: English teacher
English Language Instruction
I have worked in schools teaching English in Austria, Germany, Italy and Thailand.
Interests: Hola! I am outgoing and chatty and love to meet new people from all over the world, say hi!
Education: BA Linguistics
Education
Linguistics with a focus on German.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Fluent), French (Fluent), German (Fluent), Italian (Conversational), Irish (Native)
Paul Rinaldi
Profession: I currently work in Udine and teach freelance for training institutions, at the moment most of my work is online due to the covid emergency.
Interests: Hi, I have been an English teacher for more than 20 years and I absolutely love my job and I think I transmit my enthusiasm to my students. I work freelance in North East Italy and I teach students of all ages and abilities. I use a communicative approach so I want the students to speak, speak, speak, don't worry about mistakes we'll look at those near the end of the lesson. In my free time I love cooking, watching football, films and travelling.
Education: I have a diploma in youth and community work and principles of Adult Education from Strathclyde University, formerly Jordanhill college of Education. I also have the CTEFLA to teach English as a foreign language.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Italian (Fluent)
Colum
Profession: Pre-School Manager, English as a foreign language teacher
Interests: History, Sports, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Books
Education: BA Arts in History and Politics, UCD, Dublin
MA Minority Language Management and Promotion, UB, Barcelona
Language Proficiency Certificates in Spanish and Catalan
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Catalan (Fluent), Irish (Native), Spanish (Fluent), Italian (Basic)
Samuel Ortiz
Profession: Hispanic Family Counseling, Generalist
Mental Health
- Observed clients’ sessions of 45 to 60 minutes that had cases of emotional, psychological, and mental conditions in a confidential and professional environment.
The Inheritance House, Office Assistant & Team Member
Non-profit
- Involved in a non-profit organization that helps people to receive emotional and physical healing through hourly appointments
University Special Collection, Archivist & Researcher
Research
- Archived and organized Jose Guerra Alemán’s, a journalist and historian of Cuban history, research and personal documentation and notes into boxes and folder listing.
The Ticket Clinic, A Law Firm, Legal Assistant
Law
- Assist and direct potential clients and clients who receive criminal and/or traffic cases, specifically moving
violations, DUIs, driving with a suspended license, in collaboration with a team of attorneys and other legal
assistants.
Interests: I enjoy writing poems and watching thai lakrons. I played the flute and saxophone and I started to learn piano.
Education: Interdisciplinary Studies, MA
Research
Focus on American History and mixture of Sociology and Social Justice
History, BA
Research
Focus on American History and digital humanities
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), Italian (Basic)
alejandrosubiotto
Profession: Photographer
Interests: I love everything artistic: painting, taking photos, making music. Culture is what makes the world go around, and learning languages is the key to unlocking this appreciation. I love to travel, and have been around the world twice: it makes me appreciate how similar we all are.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Brown University, a top Ivy-League college
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Native), French (Native), Italian (Conversational), German (Conversational)
James Astin
Profession: English Teacher
Interests: Hi, I'm James, I'm from the north of England and I am a professionally qualified English teacher. I love adventures and travelling, and have travelled to 46 countries so far! I am passionate about cycling, when I was 21 I cycled 15,000 kilometres from my home town in England to Singapore. I am also a big fan of running and plan to do my first marathon in 2021.
Education: Diploma of International Baccalaureate.
Level 5 TEFL Certificate.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Basic), Italian (Basic)
LastIsitari
Profession: Attorney
Interests: World Travel
Reading/Literature
Soccer
Animals
Education: Practicing Attorney
Juris Doctorate, Cardozo School of Law, NYC, NY
Bachelors of Fine Arts in English, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Italian (Basic)
jhawk7176
Profession: See above
Interests: Motorcycle riding, guitar, reading
Education: Juris Doctor (law) and BA (Communications) from the University of Kansas
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Italian (Basic)
pascal_wilson
Profession: Tour guide
Interests: Making music, travel,skiing,hiking,tennis,history,geography
Education: Bachelor of arts in Geography
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Native), Italian (Fluent)
Adam Fitzgerald
Profession: English Language Teacher
Interests: Before teaching English, I was a sports instructor and entertainer on Lake Garda, Italy, for several seasons. I taught people of all ages and nationalities how to kayak, swim, windsurf and play tennis, amongst other things. During my time in Italy I performed in over 15 musicals and I have an extensive film knowledge. In my spare time I like to read articles related to science, particularly astrophysics.
Education: Bachelor of Arts Honors degree in Spanish and Italian from Cardiff University; TEFL qualification in 2013.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Fluent), Italian (Fluent), German (Basic)
ifanspence
Profession: Piano & clarinet teacher / Carpenter
Interests: I'm an outdoorsy person who loves to spend time in the stunning countryside that we have here in Wales! Whether it's sports with friends, of hiking solo in the National Parks, there's always something fun to do here!
As well as this, I'm also a huge music geek. I've been playing piano, clarinet, and pipe organ since I was a child. Making and listening to music is one of my favorite ways to chill out.
Education: BA (Honours) Arts and Humanities with Spanish - Open University. (Ongoing with 1 year left!)
TEFL - TEFL UK. Accredited by Accreditat.
GCSE English Language.
GCSE English Literature.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Welsh (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational), Italian (Basic)
George
Interests: Hi!
I have many interests and hobbies.
I am a musician, a poet and a skateboarder.
I write creatively every day so my understanding of creative writing and the English language is thorough.
I love cooking delicious Italian food!
Additionally, I also work part time as a freelancer in the music industry.
I really enjoy travelling across the world and next year I will be travelling to Asia to go and teach English.
Education: 1st Class honours: Music Event Management
Performing Arts, Visual Arts
I graduated with a 1st Class honours in Music Event Management.
My degree was about the logistics, marketing and organisation of events.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Italian (Fluent)
Robin B
Profession: English Instructor at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh.
Interests: Hi! I am interested in desert walking (I lead a group in KSA), curling (member of Saudi curling association committee), mountain trekking: trekked in Europe, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in last few years. Hoping to visit South America soon! Love my native language and am passionate about sharing it. I also started and continue to supervise the Model United Nations Society at Prince Sultan University in KSA, and have taken student delegations to several conferences in Europe and KSA
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Education from University of Wales, UK. Qualified teacher status certificate for England and Wales.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Italian (Fluent), French (Conversational), Welsh (Basic), Spanish (Conversational)
mattbags11
Profession: I am currently teaching at an English centre close to Brighton.
Interests: I love theatre, films, music, travelling and learning languages. I love talking to new people and learning about new cultures whilst also debating on interesting topics.
Education: English BA from the University of Nottingham (UK) and I hold a 140hr TEFL certificate.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Italian (Native), French (Conversational), Spanish (Conversational)
Ellis LH
Profession: Teacher at EC language school
Interests: I am interested in different cultures, music, football and moral philosophy. I am a good listener and I am always keen to hear about other people's passions!
Education: Bachelor of social science, University of Manchester, Social Anthropology.
CELTA teaching certificate
(Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Italian (Basic)
jordoncampbell09
Profession: TEFL instructor, english teacher and exam preparation
Interests: Traveling, working out, learning new languages (I speak English, Spanish and learning Italian), cooking, taking pictures, playing sports (Basketball, Soccer, Football) and cutting hair.
Education: Bachelor degree in Psychology and a minor in Spanish. TEFL certified teacher.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Italian (Basic)