thespanishblog's profile Laura Garrido Eslava / 30, Female / Member since May 2009 / Last seen 1 month ago
My name is Laura and I am from Bilbao in northern Spain. I trained as a Spanish Language Teacher in Lacunza International House, San Sebastian and qualified in 2004. I taught Spanish at Exeter College in England and later in two Alicante Language Academies after moving back to Spain. I really enjoy my job and the intricacies of the Spanish Language. I still live in Alicante and for the past two years I have been teaching Spanish via the internet to students from all over the world and translating documents between English and Spanish.
My main personal interests are music, travelling, reading and cooking. I studied music for twelve years in Bilbao and I play the piano. I also enjoy singing and I try to sing more in English now. I really like to eat and cook new food from different countries, although I am definitely a big fan of Spanish cuisine! I also love traditional English food and believe it is underrated. I lived in England for five years and I think that I have tried most dishes. My favourites are cakes such as scones with clotted cream and flapjacks.
I have been learning English since I was twelve as it is compulsory in Spanish schools. However, when I finished my University degree and travelled to England for the first time I realised how little I actually knew. My English got better after being thrown in at the deep end and having to speak English every day at work there. Now I still speak English every day and have had a lot of practice, but I understand just how tough it can be to start learning a language. I try to apply my own experiences to my teaching and get my students speaking as much as possible as quickly as possible.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in my blog. I hope that you enjoy my free daily classes, recipes and city guides.
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My Activity Feed
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Lesson 205 – Reported Speech - Estilo Indirecto (Part 5)2 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Recipe – Guadalajara Doughnuts2 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish City Guide – Guadalajara – Antonio Buero Vallejo2 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Lesson 204 – Reported Speech - Estilo Indirecto (Part 4)2 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Recipe – La Mancha Tuna Salad2 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish City Guide – Guadalajara – The Battle of Guadalajara2 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Lesson 203 – Reported Speech - Estilo Indirecto (Part 3)4 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Recipe – Guadalajara Asparagus4 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish City Guide – Guadalajara – The Peninsular War4 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Lesson 202 – Reported Speech - Estilo Indirecto (Part 2)4 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Recipe – Guadalajara Goat Kebab4 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish City Guide – Guadalajara – History4 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Lesson 201 – Reported Speech - Estilo Indirecto (Part 1)6 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish Recipe – Alcarreña Style Cod6 days ago
- Published a new blog post: Spanish City Guide – Guadalajara6 days ago
