Our Staff

Born in Barcelona, Spain, I moved to the United States when I was three and grew up in the forested state of Oregon, where my love for the outdoors began. I headed off to college in Los Angeles where I studied psychology and anthropology at the University of Southern California, and afterwards went on for my M.A. at the University of Chicago. I have worked in the field of education at various levels, along with extensive experience in the academic research sector. In college, I studied abroad in Madrid and explored western Europe, and I currently call the enchanting city of Buenos Aires home amidst my South American adventures.

Nationality

USA/Spain

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English

Argentina, United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, England, Scotland, Uruguay, Northern Ireland, France, Monaco, Italy, Ireland, and the Netherlands

I love researching issues surrounding language learning and language politics, immigration, and culture, and I am a big promoter of bi- and multi-lingualism, so being involved with Expanish, my coworkers, and our students is the perfect outlet.

I was born and raised just outside the town of East Grinstead in the south east of England.  When I was 18, I worked and traveled around France for a few months before studying Politics & International Relations along with French at the University of Kent, during which time I spent a year living in Grenoble, France.  I have had a few of customer service-oriented jobs in the past, most significantly working for The Caravan Club in Europe before coming to Argentina (as exciting as it sounds!).  Like everyone here I love traveling, meeting new people and experiencing new things and it was this that brought me to Buenos Aires!

British

Languages Spoken

English, French and (improving!) Spanish

Wales, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Dubai, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Barbados, Argentina, Uruguay (and many more in the pipeline!)

It’s a great environment to work in with lots of happy, friendly people all looking to get the most out of living and working in such a great city!

My professional story began in airline customer service at the Buenos Aires International Airport, where I had the opportunity to frequently travel, work extensively in client service, and learn about other cultures and people. Every time I came to a new destination I asked myself: is there a better way to learn? After many years of studies at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, I received a degree in Education; besides academic knowledge, those years where formative in my development of deciding what is important from a class. I believe that education is not just instruction, but an experience of the senses, which has enabled us to offer our Expanish students a living experience, not just language courses.

Argentine

Spanish, English

Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, USA, Spain, France, U.K, Italy, Monaco, Greece, Czech Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia, Austria, Germany, Egypt, Thailand

Friendliness of its people.
Unmistakable content frame.
New perspective of language courses.

At Expanish I found the ideal mix of my personal interests: customer care and education!

Half Argentine and half French but born and raised in Buenos Aires, I am what you would call a real “porteña”. I have lived in Buenos Aires almost all my life, except for six months after finishing High School that I spent in Puerto Vallarta, México, where I worked selling colour changing products! When I came back to Buenos Aires, I became a teacher and worked in an elementary school for four years. I’ve also worked as a Spanish teacher for foreigners. At the same time, I studied Educational Science at the University of Buenos Aires.

Nationality

Argentine/French

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English, Italian and a little bit of French

Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Mexico, USA, Italy, France, England, Netherlands, Belgium

The combination of teaching, languages and tourism is what I cherish the most at Expanish. Working here allows me to meet a lot of interesting people from all over the world and show them the best of my own and beloved city!

Background

Born and raised in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, (southern coast below Buenos Aires) I was the youngest child of the family. I graduated university with a degree in Industrial Organization, and I also took courses of Literature, Design, and Psychology. After I graduated university, I moved to Buenos Aires. I have an extensive experience in administrative and accounting jobs working for different organizations such as banks, big and small businesses and NGOs (charity and educational foundation). I love learning languages, making handcrafts, spending time with friends and drinking “mate”.

Nationality

Argentina

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English, German, Italian, a little Portuguese

Argentina

Because I love languages, and I also love to work in a multicultural environment. It’s great to be in an organization that allows foreign people to live the experience of learning Spanish in the place where it is spoken.

Background

Born and raised in Merlo about 30 km from Buenos Aires, I started traveling with my handball team around Argentina and Brazil at the age of 15. Ever since then I have always had my backpack ready to leave at a moment’s notice. After my high school graduation, I worked in a construction company in administration and finances, while studying law to be a Notary at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, where I hope to graduate in July 2007. I joined Expanish in order to help connect people with different cultural experiences, and help them realize how Argentine people live. I believe that traveling and learning about different cultures can help us to grow and really enjoy life.

Nationality

Argentina

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, England

Background

Born somewhere and raised everywhere, I finally found my perfect home in “mi Buenos Aires querido”. I’ve been living here in Buenos Aires for the past 10 years and I am currently studying to be an Actuary at the Universidad of Buenos Aires, where I also work at the library. In high school I went on an exchange program to the USA for a semester, where I got the chance to live with an American family and go to high school. There I improved my English and met people from all over the world, as well as travelling throughout the country. But I think what is most important to me when travelling is sharing the experience with all kinds of people, because I find it is the best way of learning and opening my mind.

Nationality

Argentina

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, USA and Canada.

Background

I was born in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a city called Castelar, where I grew up, went to high school, and my family still lives. I now live in Buenos Aires, a city I very much enjoy, where I work for a non-profit and am finishing up my studies in Communication Sciences at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. I really like to travel, and enjoy traveling for both work and pleasure. I think it is the best way to learn about other cultures, seeing what each place has to offer, talking with locals, seeing their customs, observing…but the best part is when one is traveling with really diverse people, and you learn about both yourself and about one other!!!

Nationality

Argentina

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Cuba, México, Guatemala, Haití

I studied Business Economics at the Torcuato Di Tella University, during which time I also worked on fundraising and public relations for the Fundación Iniciativa, promoting youth participation in society. After graduation, I worked as a Business Consultant at Proguide, and then spent time working and traveling overseas, mainly in New Zealand and Southeast Asia, where I worked in Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and as a Coordinator at the Auckland City Council. I helped found Expanish after returning from my travels, as a result of my experiences abroad.

Argentina

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English

Laos, New Zealand, Vietnam, Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina

My experience abroad helped me realize how important it is to be immersed in the culture surrounding a language, rather than just sitting in a classroom with fellow foreigners. Contact with locals, volunteer work, and hands-on activities are vital experiences while studying abroad, which we have tried to reflect in the organization mission.

Background

Born in the north of Argentina and raised in Buenos Aires, my parents encouraged me to undertake my own projects from a young age and gave me my first opportunities to travel and explore new places. Once I got older, I studied Economics in college and went on to receive a Masters in Finance (I obviously love numbers!). After graduation, I worked on government research projects looking at public debt and for Price Waterhouse Coopers as a business consultant. During this time I did some traveling abroad, and realized that being truly immersed in different cultures is an invaluable experience that profoundly changes the way we think, letting us view the world through a different lens. We created Expanish with the hope of helping others realize this experience.

Nationality

Argentina

Spanish, English

Argentina, Europe, the Caribbean, United States, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

Besides working for ViaSpanish, I am currently doing my MBA at the University of Torcuato Di Tella. Before coming to Argentina I graduated with a degree in translation from the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Thanks to my love for and curiosity about new countries, I have gained much experience living and studying abroad. After finishing high school I spent half a year traveling and working in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. During my university years, I studied at the University of Granada in Spain as an exchange student and later also worked as a language teacher in Bologna, Italy, for six months. Soon after graduating, I felt I needed a new challenge. This brought me here, to a job I deeply enjoy and an interesting postgraduate degree in Buenos Aires.

Nationality

German

Languages Spoken

German, Spanish, English, and some basic of French and Italian

France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, England, Wales, Ireland, Morocco, Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, United States, Canada

Languages and foreign countries have always been my passion. Combining this with a position that lets me put my more recently acquired skills to work in a friendly, international and never boring environment is more than I could wish for.