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At BridgeArgentina, we care about
your progress and know that quality teachers are a fundamental
part of how quickly you’ll learn Spanish. All of our teachers
have university degrees and have been especially trained in
our unique methodology. They are selected for their outgoing
and dynamic personalities, their patience, creativity, friendliness
and most importantly, for their enthusiasm for teaching.
As you can see from the following selected profiles of a
few of our Spanish instructors, our qualified teaching staff
comes from a variety of backgrounds. What they have in common
is a passion for teaching and a genuine interest in sharing
their language and culture with you.
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Carina Arias
Carina has been a teacher for more than five years. She loves teaching because she enjoys sharing her experiences and knowledge with others. She is especially fond of teaching Spanish because she can meet people from all over the world and appreciates the opportunity to "see" different places through her students' eyes. Carina also finds contact with foreigners enriching because she learns about the way other people perceive Argentines. At the moment she is finishing her studies in translation, and she spends a lot of her free time reading.
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Diego Calvo
Diego is one of the newest members of our staff, and comes from a long line of teachers. He loves teaching Spanish and enjoys incorporating fun and interesting activities into his lessons. His sense of humor adds to the relaxed atmosphere of his classes, and he really takes an interest in his students. Diego is married with two lovely children, and in his free time likes to spend time with his family, read, and write. In fact, he is a member of the Sociedad Argentina de Escritores (Argentinean Society of Writers). If you have a particular interest in writing or literature, Diego is your man!
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Gabriela Ferrante
Gabriela has been teaching Spanish,
English, French, Portuguese and Italian for many years.
She is one of BridgeArgentina's most worldly teachers,
having lived in many different countries including Italy,
Brazil, and France. She loves to travel and is an excellent
resource for students who plan to travel while in Argentina.
She studies psychology at the University of Buenos Aires
and spends most of her free time going to the opera, theater,
reading, or playing tennis. Gabriela truly enjoys sharing
her knowledge and says that there is nothing more satisfying
than seeing her students' progress.
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Carlos Francia
Carlos studied English at Joaquín V. González Teacher Training College and has been teaching English and Spanish for several years. He lives downtown and enjoys being able to walk to school every day. Three things he loves are music, sports, and reading. The one thing he hates is extreme traffic noise. He hopes that his students in Buenos Aires have fun while learning as much as possible!
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Maria Rosa Gasparini
María Rosa was born in Buenos Aires and graduated in History from the University of Mar del Plata. Later she got her degree in Languages and Works of Art Restoration. For many years, Maria Rosa has taught American Archeology at the Universidad del Salvador. Teaching is much more than a job for her; she really enjoys it because it enriches her as well as her students. She helps her Spanish students to develop their language skills and she gets to know different cultures and points of view. Maria Rosa’s hobby is weaving on a loom using antique techniques first developed by Argentinean indigenous populations.
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Silvia Lodeiro
Silvia Lodeiro is a Porteña
who loves her city and its highly emotive music—the
tango. She studied Art History and is a translator as
well as a teacher. She enjoys teaching Spanish to people
from all over the world. She is very happy because at
BridgeArgentina she has the opportunity to teach her
mother tongue in her country. She finds it very exciting
to meet people who are interested in her language and
culture because she and her students both learn from
each other.
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Graciela Moizeszowicz
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Graciela takes pride in teaching not only the Spanish language but also Argentine tradition and culture. She studied Art History and has a degree in Social Psychology. Graciela is a great French pastry cook, but her main hobby is oil painting. Graciela enjoys her classes as well as leading students around Buenos Aires in our "Live and Learn" program, describing traditional sites and their history. Her students find her classes challenging and appreciate her clear explanations of the Spanish language.
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Malena Pirola
Malena has been teaching English
and Spanish since she finished high school. She moved
to California when she was younger and lived there for
two years. Malena has always loved dancing and has practiced
jazz, Arabian dance, and tango. Tango is her passion
and she's been dancing it for two and a half years.
She is also studying Anthropology at the University
of Buenos Aires, and hopes to major in South American
Archeology.
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