¡Hola!
Hello! My name is Lucía. I am a certified and experienced Language Instructor, Filmmaker and Yoga Teacher based in Costa Rica and Madrid. Having also lived for extended periods of time in Cuba, Bolivia, Chile, Germany and The Netherlands, I am a close observer of cultural nuances and am passionate about building bridges between cultures. If you are looking for a meaningful way to invest your time online while practicing your communication skills and fluency in English or Spanish, join any of my online speaking activities.
ACTIVITIES O NNIKAEPSENIL
LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
Watch a finely curated selection of Latin American films in your spare time and participate in a group film commentary in Spanish.
COOKING ONLINE: WORDS TO FOOD
Fiction novels like Como agua para chocolate are full of gastronomic references. In this online cooking activity, we turn words into food together.
Tune into a 45.minute Hatha yoga class for all levels. The guided meditation will deepen your enjoyment of the spoken word,. Offered in English or Spanish.
HATHA YOGA AND
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FORMAL EDUCATION
MBA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Universidad de Costa Rica
In progress
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN FILMMAKING
Universidad Veritas
Jan 2017 -Sept 2019
SPANISH PHILOLOGY
Universidad de Costa Rica
Sept 1994 -Sept 1996
LANGUAGE CERTIFICATIONS
120 Hour Premier Teacher of English as a Second Language Course
TEFL Institute of Ireland
2020
Certificate in Translation Studies
University of Warwick, UK
Instituto Chileno Británico de Cultura
2005
German Language. Levels I - 5
Kreisvolkshochschule Limburg-Weilburg. Germany
1994-1995
Italiano : Principianti- Avanzati I
Societa Dante Alighieri. Costa Rica
1992-1994
WORK EXPERIENCE
SPANISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR
Private online classes
2020 - Present
Caters classes to student's interests, with a special emphasis on culture, the arts and current affairs
Provides a variety of interactive learning resources
Strong emphasis on communication, pronounciation and vocabulary
Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano
Sep 2019 - Oct 2021
Taught intermediate to advanced levels
Acquired experience in designing creative online classes
Received ongoing training and supervision
ENGLISH - SPANISH - ENGLISH TRANSLATOR
Sep 2003 - Present
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"I am a native English speaker who has been studying Spanish with Lucy for a little more than a year. Lucy is a perfect English/Spanish bilingual. I say this from the point of view of a TESL teacher with a degree in Applied Linguistics. You will not be bored studying with her. Lucy brings her creativity as an artist (photographer, film maker) to her lessons with interesting and challenging homework assignments. Her classes are personalized to the student's experiential background which makes for relevant and challenging content. Two thumbs up here."
Sara
Hanlon, Taos, New Mexico , USA
"I want to share my experience with the best English teacher Lucía! �� Su enfoque dinámico explorando temas que me interesan ha hecho que cada clase sea muy emocionante y ha facilitado mi proceso de aprendizaje en inglés. Mi novio también toma clases con ella pero de español y está absolutamente encantado. Se las recomiendo 100% ¡Gracias por ser una educadora excepcional, Lucía!
"With Lucia, there is never a dull moment in tutoring, because she knows how to keep a student engaged. She built lessons around me and my interests so I always felt passionate to try and express myself in Spanish. One thing I’ll never forget—Lucia organized for me to have a live interview with a Costa Rican chess master! As an avid chess player, I was so excited to go to class and prepare for that task. She not only improved my Spanish fluidity, but made it so fun. I can’t recommend her enough!"10/10!
