Experience Cultural Exchange Through Learning Spanish

Working in digital marketing, I was keen to improve my skill set to prospective new clients as I established my new business, Primera Digital, in Latin America. The classes that I took with Astrid and Paula have helped me make massive strides towards this goal. The lessons are very practical with a mix of grammar, listening, speaking and writing. The best part is that Astrid and Paula really go out of their way to help and support you. They gave me the confidence and language skills to establish both a new life and a business in Latin America and I will be forever grateful.

When I first came to Medellin Colombia I could speak 3 words in Spanish Beer, please, and thank you. I had no prior classes in school and did not know much about Latin America in general I had been in Medellin for 4 months learning purely through immersion before I was introduced to Paula and Astrid from a friend. After 4 months of doing it my way I was not able to string a sentence together, but after about 6 weeks I was conversational at least in the basics, and after about 3 months I could handle my own most of the time. I attest my progress and eventual development of the Spanish language to the teaching style of Paula & Astrid who balance grammatical and practical lessons in their teaching style .

I have been fortunate enough to have both Astrid and Paula as Spanish teachers, and I will say I have never known two better teachers and people. Paula and Astrid are professional as well as personable. Through their instruction I have achieved a level of Spanish I never could have imagined. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have them both as part of my life.

Astrid and Paula are the best! I studied with them in Colombia at a school where I also studied with 5 or 6 other teachers and they were my favorites. They know their material extremely well and teach it in a fun and engaging manner. It is never boring with them and most definitely time well spent. They are both very laid-back and patient, yet extremely hardworking. You would be crazy not to study with them!

I had the pleasure of studying spanish with Paula and Astrid. I learned from each one of them, on an individual basis. In that time, my spanish improved tremendously. Transitioning from beginner to intermediate can be tough. But, Paula and Astrid have great teaching styles. They were able to keep me engaged and focused on the material, while making it a fun learning experience. I had a great time. I highly recommend both of them. They are very professional and very effective teachers!

I am a 33 year old attorney from the US who traveled to Medellin for three months in 2017 and one month in 2018 to rapidly improve my Spanish. Both Astrid and Paula were my teachers for several weeks and they were great. Their teaching style combined structural grammar lessons with fun exercises using music, history, and vocabulary. The classes also had a good mix of reading, writing, and verbal communication, which kept me motivated to keep learning. Highly recommended!

Paula was my teacher at the beginning stage of level A in spanish. I had a few other teachers before her. She was the one that was able to get through to me the best. The reason for this is she could tell when i was frustrated and was able to lighten things up when she seen this. She was also able to see when i just wasn't able to comprehend certain things and then she would switch her teaching technique up. This was very helpful to me. She used many different ways to get through to me. Weather it would be photos, music, movies, listening activities, newspapers and trips to museums and parks. She took me from the beginning stages of level A to level B. Astrid is a amazing teacher, i met her in the beginning stages of level B. She taught me many things including subjuntivo, which was very difficult. She was always in good spirits even when i was frustrated. Always figured out away to get me to understand. What was also so great about having Astrid as a teacher was that you knew she genuinely wanted to help you learn and help you. When i would finally understand fully a topic she was so happy for me it motivated me to want to learn more.