As you can see from the following profiles of some 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.

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.

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.

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.

María Cecilia Mariño Cecilia was born in Buenos Aires but moved outside of the city shortly afterwards. She is a history teacher and is studying to be a librarian in the science fields. She finds it very exciting to meet people who are interested in her language and culture. Cecilia joined a street performing theater in 2004 named "Boedo Antiguo" and she loves it! In the afternoons, she enjoys reading stories and playing with kindergarten kids in puppet shows. She also loves dancing flamenco.

Silvia Martinez Silvia has had a wide variety of work experiences, including two years working for large companies in Houston, Texas. But what she enjoys most is working as a Spanish teacher with foreign students. Upon returning to Argentina, Silvia joined the BridgeArgentina staff where she is very happy to be sharing her experiences and communicating with people from all over the world. She is also the very proud grandmother of five grandchildren.

Rosario del Carmen Perez Rosario was born in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina. She obtained her degree in Art History from the Universidad of Buenos Aires. Rosiario teaches Spanish for BridgeArgentina and history at U.M.S.A. What she likes most about working for BridgeArgentina is getting to know people from different countries and learning about different cultures. Rosario has a daughter with whom she shares her passion for music, history and art. In her free time, Rosario likes to swim or do crafts.

Darío Scherich Dario was born in the province of Misiones, Argentina, in a small town surrounded by wonderful woods, rivers, waterfalls, and Guarani legends. He became a teacher in a school for indigenous children while studying for his BA in Literature at the Universidad Nacional of Misiones. He worked for the same university for many years, within various literacy government and UNICEF projects. Dario's biggest pleasures are to be able to read everything that surrounds him, write fiction short stories, share all of his experiences with those he knows, and build bridges that can help us communicate and enrich us.