Introduction: Hola! My name is Sarah. This is why I am NOT your typical Spanish Teacher: Most of you all are either taking Spanish in school or took Spanish in school. I was one of those High School Spanish teachers that taught 125 students a day. I felt helpless and frustrated. They made me teach only grammar, vocabulary and culture. No conversational skills at all. After a while, I left the public schools and began teaching on my own. Now, I teach each and every student how to speak Spanish fluently. You all have your reasons for taking Spanish classes: To speak Spanish for work, speak Spanish for fun and travel, speak and understand Spanish to pass your school classes or perhaps you have younger children and you know that this is the best age to learn a new language. Every single one of my students is unique and different, and that is how I approach my lessons each week. We also talk a lot in Spanish! I took 4 years of Spanish in High School and all through college. After college, after straight A’s in Spanish for years, I went to Spain by myself and I could not understand or speak barely a word. I had no practice with conversation. After a while, all my learning kicked in, and I could speak and understand almost everything. So, I left the school system to actually teach people how to understand and speak this beautiful language. Yes, it does take a lot of grammar and vocabulary. But that is only part of it. Keep reading if you like. Afterall, you are making an investment and you might be interested in knowing all about my teaching credentials and methods. I have tutored all levels of Spanish for over 20 years. My bachelor degrees in Spanish Language and World Languages Education included a year abroad in Segovia, Spain. I have traveled extensively through over a dozen Spanish speaking countries in the world, and have lived in several, including Costa Rica for 8 years. I help students build their confidence in learning the language by tapping into their learning styles and by my personable and encouraging approach. I am very patient and I customize each lesson to meet your needs. Everybody has different learning styles, and I will work with you in proven approaches that will give you the most success! I use several approaches, books, etc. to help my students learn. We also spend a lot of time just talking back and forth in Spanish with the things that we are working on that week. I also use a very innovative program called Voces Digital. This program opens up a world of real life opportunities to learn, see, hear and speak Spanish. Check it out, if you like. I bought the license to use this program, and I offer it free to my students. Please feel free to ask me any questions at all! Have a wonderful day!