ESPAÑOL NATURAL

Rodrigo

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Born in Santiago, Chile, Rodrigo studied Forest Engineering at the Universidad Mayor. He comes from a Chilean-English family, and his native language is Spanish. In his professional life he worked in various activities related to environmental education for children and teenagers. He also completed projects in his field of forest engineering as well as in mining. He came to Brazil with the goal of increasing his understanding of Brazilian forests and their fauna and flora. Since 2013 he has been teaching Spanish at NLI, using a dynamic method that enables the students to develop proficiency in the Spanish language. In his leisure time Rodrigo practices sports such as swimming, kayaking and rugby.

Pedro

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Pedro Pablo, born in Santiago, Chile, majored in Political Sciences at the Universidad Central de Chile. He got a Masters degree in Political Sociology at the Federal University in Santa Catarina with a focus on Nietzsche and political theory. In Brasília he took courses in Sociology, Literature and Philosophy. He has lived in Berlin and Greece. He has taught Spanish for several years and is always open to new challenges. He loves to teach Spanish, enjoys talking about cultural developments over the years and around the world, and he loves Literature. For physical activity plays sports, such as soccer and skateboard.

Valentina

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Valentina was born in Coquimbo, Chile, but grew up in the Chilean capital, Santiago. She spent 7 months living in Brisbane, Australia during her school years, where she was able to develop and perfect her English. While studying law at Alberto Hurtado University she undertook an internship at the University of Loyola, Chicago and an exchange program at the University of Brasilia. In Brasilia, she was able to gain experience working for the Supreme Federal Court and Federal Accountability Office. She currently works as a freelance lawyer as well as volunteering, giving adult literacy classes, and working on a vegetarian food enterprise. In her free time she loves traveling, cooking, and learning about astrology.

María Eugenia

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María Eugenia is from Argentina and graduated with a degree in Editing from the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish to foreigners for 10 years, both locally and in other countries. She lived in Vietnam for two years and currently lives in Brasilia, Brazil. She loves nature and in her spare time she likes to go to the cinema, read, and explore the city and its urban architecture.

Belén Reyes

I studied Hispanic Philology with a specialization in Linguistics at the University of Alicante. Then I moved to the south of Spain, to Granada, to do a master's degree in Spanish Teaching for Foreigners. When I finished my master's degree in Spain, I had the opportunity to apply for a scholarship as a Graduate Assistant in the United States, and that is how I worked for two years as a Spanish teacher at the University of Wyoming. While working as a teacher I was able to do a Master's Degree in Spanish and collaborate in the different events organized by my department. Once I finished my master's degree in the United States, I moved back to Spain. Now I am a Spanish teacher and at the same time I am doing a PhD in Linguistics at the University of Granada. Teaching is my passion, I love teaching and learning from my students.

Eva Losada

Eva was born in Sevilla, Spain, and currently lives in Madrid where works as an actress and as a Spanish teacher. She started to teach Spanish when she lived in Edinburgh and now she has more than eight years´ experience in teaching Spanish at Language academies, international companies, NGO’s and one-to-one lessons. Besides, she has worked for the Instituto Cervantes as a DELE (the official Spanish language certificate) examiner in seven different exam calls (all levels). She has a Bachelor in Journalism at the University of Seville and she is certified as a Teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language by the University of Barcelona. Apart from that, she has a DELE examiner certificate (all levels) issued by the Instituto Cervantes.