ABOUT ME

My four grandparents and my father were all born in Spain. I am 100% Spanish, just born in the US. That didn’t seem to matter much when we moved to Spain when I was a child.

When I was four years old, my parents, my sister and I moved to Madrid, Spain so that my father could pursue his Masters Degree.

My mother told me that when we first moved there I hated Spain… I hated the taste of the milk, the eggs, the school I went to and the kids at school. I mostly hated not being able to speak or understand the language… Qué Cabróna!

So, I didn’t speak, at all, for 3 months.

My parents were worried.

But, one fine day, I started to speak Spanish. My parents couldn't believe the beautiful, flowing Spanish coming from my mouth. Apparently, in my mute and defiant state, I had been listening, acquiring the language subconsciously, and not having an any idea that I was actually learning the language by merely listening to it.

I acquired the language, it was lodged in my subconscious, and I was ready to speak. I then turned into a little Spanish parrot, and the rest is history.

The Spanish language and Latin culture are among my greatest passions in life. My entire career is based on Spanish speaking ability. I was a Latin America marketing professional with an expertise and emphasis on bringing high tech business to Latin American regions for companies including Salesforce.com, Sun Microsystems (acquired by Oracle) BEA Systems, and 3Com.

My current passion is to help people acquire not only the language but more importantly the culture so that it becomes a part of them. Speaking Spanish expanded my universe and brought me untold joy and I want to pay it forward making this experience a pleasant way to learn the language I never new I could.

I welcome you to join me in this journey.

It may seem challenging at first, but together we will get there and believe me, it will be worth it!