French

Name: Fiorella
From: Alexandria, Virginia.
I Teach: English
Years of teaching experience: 5
Previously taught in: Mexico and Miami
Degree/ other experience: Bachelor Degree in Exceptional Student Education (ESE) from Miami Dade. ESOL certified and Reading endorsement. Minor in Psychology.
What students find challenging: Perfect tenses, phrasal verbs, and idioms
My favorite things about Miami: The beautiful beaches, amazing restaurants and getting to know people from all over :)

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NAME: Sophia
FROM: Miami
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 3
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: New York
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: Bachelor of Arts in Int'l Relations from Florida International University.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: prepositions, idioms and conditionals.
MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: It's a melting pot of beautiful people!

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NAME: Laura
FROM: Miami, FL
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 3
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Orlando, FL
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: Bachelors in Early Childhood Education.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: Reading words with silent letters
MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: South Beach, Cuban food, and all the great malls!

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NAME: Jessica
FROM: Miami, Fl
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: India, Italy, Miami
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: Bachelor in English Literature from FIU/ CTEFL from Via Lingua Institute.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: Idioms, Prepositions
MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: Beautiful Weather/Culture

FIRST NAME: Diane, Accommodations Coordinator
FROM: Boston, MA, USA
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 20
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Boston, MA, Los Angeles, CA, Seoul, South Korea
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: B.S. Early Childhood Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA / Special Education Reading Program, Boston Public Schools/ Curriculum Development
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: pronouns, prepositions, question formation, ordinal numbers, pronunciation of 'th'
MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: meeting international travelers, events and activities on the beach, the sun, the ocean, seagulls and palm trees.

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Name: Laetitia
From: New Jersey
I teach: English
Years of teaching experience: 7years
Previously taught in: France, Philadelphia, and New Jersey
Degree/other experience: Bachelor's in Risk Management and English
What students find challenging: the American Accent and idioms
My favorite things about Miami: The beautiful beaches, the winters, and the empenadas.

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SPANISH TEACHERS

NAME: Liliana
FROM: Pasto, Colombia
I TEACH: Spanish
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 6
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Colombia
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: Studied Psychology at University de Los Andes, Colombia and Masters in Marketing Strategy.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: Spanish Prepositions: Por-Para (Yo corro por la playa, but Yo voy para mi casa) Verbs Ser and Estar (Luis es de Peru, but Luis esta en Miami)

FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: Warm weather, beautiful beaches, happy people and students who come from all over the world!

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NAME: Marlene
FROM: Caracas, Venezuela
I TEACH: Spanish
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 6 years
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Caracas - Venezuela
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: General Education and degree in Advertising and Marketing. Florida Spanish Teacher Certification.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: The tenses and irregular verbs.
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: The beach, the lifestyle and all my great students!

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NAME: Pelican
FROM: Havana, Cuba
I TEACH: Spanish
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 10 years
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Cuba
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: BA Humanities
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING ABOUT MY LANGUAGE: Verbs: Ser/ Estar (Estoy listo / Soy listo)
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: The beach, The Everglades, the cosmopolitan South Beach, riding my bike to work!

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NAME: Maria
FROM: MÁLAGA- SPAIN
I TEACH: Spanish
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 6
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Spain
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: Degrees in Elementary Educationt & Foreign Languages
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING ABOUT MY LANGUAGE: Subjunctive
FAVORITE THING ABOUT MIAMI: The sunsets

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NAME: Laurence
FROM: Paris, FRANCE
I TEACH: French
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 3
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: France
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE:Bachelor's degree in foreign languages. Studied Russian at INALCO Paris (National Institute of Oriental Languages & Civilizations)
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING ABOUT MY LANGUAGE: gender, conjugation, pronunciation
FAVORITE THING ABOUT MIAMI: The climate.