Visiting old students

With my student and very good friend Rumi in Tokyo Japan on February 2018. Its great to create connections all over the world with beautiful people. We went to Ramen Restaurant in Shinjuku and she helped me buying my new Nikon camera in one of the technology shops in Tokyo. I´m sooooo happy to visit my students again :-)

UPDATE 2017!

Here are some references from amazing students I had this year, If you want lessons with me, contact me: sangelicm@gmail.com

With Ben in a delicious Cafe in Chapinero

Angélica is a star. If you are looking to improve your Spanish while in Colombia I fully recommend you get in touch with her. I took 2-3 hours a day of lessons with her during my first week in Bogotá and it was hugely helpful in building my confidence for the rest of my time in the country. I had already studied a lot of grammar in the past but Angélica did an amazing job at helping grow my confidence in actually deploying more if it, especially the notorious subjuntivo constructions. Angélica is extremely kind, encouraging, and a great source of local knowledge about everything from great cafés to the difference between jaguars and leopards. Additionally, she is very attentive to your interests and tailoring the learning content for you which makes the classes a whole lot more enjoyable and interesting. She also uses a range of learning materials from normal conversation to written tasks, reading, and multimedia. Every minute and every peso well spent. ¡Viva Angélica!

Ben Abraham - New Zealand

In front of Tartas y Tortas Villa de Leyva

Las lecciones de Angélica siempre fueron interesantes y divertidas. Aprendí mucho en poco tiempo. Recomiendo encarecidamente Angelica, ella es profesional y su método de enseñanza es muy bueno'

Aly Killwick - England

French bakery, class, café and almond Croissant

I thoroughly enjoyed my hours with Angelica. She is an amiable and efficient tutor. After diagnosing my needs she designed lessons to address them. I would highly recommend anyone wanting to "habla espanol" to consider her. Tracey Mollon- Canada

¨Angelica es una profesora muy competente. Las clases son preparadas muy bien. Angelica sabe como motivar y activar las estudiantes. Podemos recomendarla a todos que quieren aprender el español rápidamente."

Werner y Nicole - Suiza

"I was in Bogota for 5 weeks in Summer 2017 and decided that it was very necessary to brush up on my Spanish ahead of my 6 month trip through South America (having not spoken it for 5 years!). I was recommended to get in touch with Angelica and I am so glad that I did. She was incredibly prompt with her responses and we organised a week of lessons. Through a mixture of written and spoken Spanish practice both during the lesson and as homework I noticed a huge improvement during the week I was with Angelica. In fact, for the rest of my time in Bogota I was able to volunteer for an NGO translating their operations manual from Spanish to English, thanks to the lessons we had!

I can’t recommend Angelica highly enough: she is friendly and helpful but also pushed me to challenge myself. The rest of my trip was made much more enjoyable because of the week I spent with her!”

Olivia Stamp - England

2016

A lot of travelling this year. Finally I settled down again and keep meeting amazing students. A few references:

I cannot recommend Angelica enough. But I'll try. Oh man is she good. From a brief email correspondence she was able to dial in on areas in need of improvement and every minute of our lessons was useful and challenging and practical. I have spoken Spanish at a functional but not impressive level for years and in a great few long days with Angelica I really did improve a lot. Her focus on creative activities and her knowledge of and enthusiasm for Villa de Leyva, which is quiet but legendary, fascinating and beautiful, made me stay on for a month extra. And I just bet I'll be back.

Cheers,
Mike - Alaska
Shirtlessmike.com
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Visiting Wine Farm in Villa de Leyva 

During a trip in Colombia I took classes with Angelica, as i felt my Spanish was rusty and i had forgotten most of the 'subjuntivo' grammatical rules. In our first encounter, Angelica had swiftly identified the gaps in my grammar and by the end of the class came up with a study plan that was truly well targeted and that fully met my expectations.

Angelica is very approachable, sharp, fun, cultured, interesting, and above all, very professional. I would therefore highly, emphatically recommend taking Spanish classes with her to anyone spending some time in awe-inspiring Colombia. I know i'll do it again, ojala (+subj.).

Nazim - Algeria

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"Estuve seis semanas en Colombia, y me quise quedar en Bogota para tener clases con Angelica - me alegro mucho que hice eso! Estudie veinte horas en cinco dias con una dia de reposo. Cada manana Angelica y yo nos reunimos en un cafe y me ayudo recordar las lecciones de la escuela secundaria y la universidad.No habia hablado espanol por tres anos pero despues de cinco dias con Angelica, recorde TODO! Ahora que estoy en los EEUU otra vez, quiero tomar mas clases para practicar. Ella me dio confianza y me hizo querer aprender mas espanol. Ella es muy apoyadora y feliz. Cuando personas me preguntan que fue la cosa mas buena de Colombia, contesto que las lecciones de Angelica fueron la mejor cosa de mi viaje. Le recomiendo mucho! Si algien quiere hablar sobre como ella ensena, pregunteme!"


Colleen Loper - Austin Texas
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I recruited Angelica’s translation services for a business trip I had to Bogota and I got more than I had bargained for. She was planned to be out of the city during the time of my visit, but made a special trip to accommodate my requirements. She was punctual to our meeting time, she dressed professionally, and she was very helpful with the cultural and language barriers that were presented throughout the day. I had 2 meetings planned and dinner with some clients. She was great company and made my dinner guests feel very comfortable and relaxed. It made for a great evening and helped cultivate my relationship with my clients. Angelica is always responsive to my communication and I very much look forward to contracting her services the next time I am in Colombia. 5 stars.

Daniel Tsue

Business Development Manager- Intl Accounts.

BACK TO COLOMBIA!

Very happy to be in my beloved country again!

Sorry to all the people who contacted me during this time and I was not available for lessons. Now I'm back to Colombia and back to teaching... Soon I will update some references, you can contact me to sangelicm@gmail.com

UPDATE 2015!

Sorry, I have been really lazy to update this blog. A few references from students this year :-)

"Angélica es la mejor profesora de español.  Si puedes leer esto, pero quieres avanzar tu nivel mucho en poco tiempo ella puede ayudarte mucho.  Aprendí más o menos por mi mismo hasta un nivel donde podía leer novelas y entender mucho - pero hacía falta cosas sutiles, y casi nunca usé el subjuntivo.  Para pulir y mejorar mi entendimiento y uso del idioma Angélica me ayudó muchísimo.Si no puede leer este párrafo, va a aceptarlo como evidencia subliminal que los ovnis arriba de Villa de Leyva van a tomarse un otro mundo, un mundo hispanoparlante donde va a entender todo! Angélica tiene esta chispa extraterrestre para implantar el idioma en su mente.  La operación no es dolorosa.  Confíe en ella!"

(Angélica´s comment: He is crazy!)

Hamish Low - New Zealand
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Wow! I didn´t know the lessons were going to be so much fun and that I would end up with a life-time friend like Angélica! I loved learning with her, thanks angel ;)

Susan- Switzerland
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Angélica is an excellent teacher who clearly takes time to prepare her lessons and ensure you get the best experience possible. Lessons were a mix of exercises and she will always challenge you to improve and give you the space to experiment and get things wrong. While happy to prepare classes herself she is also prepared to be flexible and work in areas that you may particularly wish to focus on. She was tremendous fun to spend time a couple of hours a day with and, in fact, her lessons were so good that we changed our plans so we could return to Bogotá and do further classes with her. We can't recommend her highly enough.

Marcus and Jenny - England
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Cinco pelos!

Being an absolute beginner, I had warned Angélica that her hands would be full. She was up to the challenge and demonstrated incredible patience with me. From helping me with vocabulary, to understanding the structure of irregular verbs and sentence structure. She tought me how the basics of the language worked. Armed with this knowledge, I am now able to comprehend what is being said and written, I am a bit slow at it but I feel she provided me a very solid foundation that I can build on.

Angelica is a true professional, her teaching style is classical with lots of supporting materials. I am looking forward to my next trip to Colombia and continuing my Spanish lessons…and other fun things such as salsa dancing, hiking in the mountains and eating bocadillo, mazorca and other tasty treats." 

Sanjeev Mankotia - India.

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I am so thankful I found a great teacher in Colombia. She´s a great cook too! Demand her to prepare a vegetarian meal for you when in Villa. I hope I can go back again to Colombia soon to continue my studies with her. Cheers!

Leah - Australia

HAppY 2015!

I am so grateful to the wonderful year that was 2014. Many students, many experiences, many new friends around the world! This is an Update of the recommendations made by students this year:

Delicious Afternoon Tea Cafe.
Great place for 4 hour lessons!

Angélica is quite possibly the best Spanish teacher in Colombia. I searched extensively to find the highest caliber of Spanish teacher, and that is exactly what I was able to find in Angélica.  Her education, certification, and experience make her acutely able to understand what level of Spanish I am on, and provide me with the tools necessary to take it to the next level. She pinpointed exactly what I needed and created a plan, provided exercises and cheat sheets to directly improve in the areas that I needed it. She is very friendly, supportive and patient. I always felt extremely comfortable and unintimidated working with her. I recommend Angélica enthusiastically and without reservation. It is a privilege to recommend her to others.
                                                        
                                                        Romaine DeVaul - Florida
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Angélica Was a great help in guiding my spanish studies while in Bogotá by providing me with excercises outside of the classes to continue practicing as well as informative lessons that helped to identify areas of improvement and provide advice to work on these areas. She was patient with the learning process and free to answer questions through email outside of the lesson time, as well as being quick in responding when I first got into contact with her. Something that actually seemed to be a struggle in Bogota; getting into contact with private tutors. It was also very convenient having her as a tutor because she would come to my house at no extra charge, just saying that she liked working around the city, something which in Bogotá can take several hours. For the price as well, her lessons were a very good value compared to what I saw form the language schools in the city and my experience with them throughout South América. 

Overall I had a great time learning with her and came out with an improved spanish. 

Martin Lubey - Canada

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Me encantaron mis clases de español con Angelica.  Había practicando español con un grupo, pero fue muy difícil para aprender más en esta situación.  Entonces, empecé a tomar clases con Angélica y aprendí mucho más rápido.  Además, disfruté mucho mis clases con Angelica. Las clases fueron muy divertidas pero aprendía mucho también. Recomiendo que tomes clases de español con Angélica para mejorar tu español muy rápidamente.  

Gracias,

Andrew Adams - UK
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It was my pleasure to have a teacher like Angelica. After time with other expensive so called recognized systems of learning. Angelica's system advanced me like no other. Thank you Angelica.

Jim Frison - Canada

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To be honest...I didn't want to recommend Angélica to anybody! But I believe it's not fair for all people looking for Spanish Teacher. So I say...Highly Recommend her!

Before I came in Bogotá, I studied Spanish at language school in Barcelona for a month. But it was really tough for me. I couldn't understand what teacher told us about. I was the only one Asian at school. When I found Angélica, I was so excited!! She has experience living in Japan for a while, and traveled around many Asian countries. She knows what is the best to learn for Asian people! I believe.

Obviously, my Spanish is getting better. We reviewed I've already studied in Barcelona. There were a lot of things which I couldn't understand at school!! I didn't even notice about it! She asked me to talk Spanish even I couldn't. She gave me some assignments and tests which I definitely needed.I took her classes every 2 hours, 3 or 4 times in a week almost for a month. Definitely it worth it. Also it was fun to have delicious sweets every time:D (muy muy peligroso...jajaja) Angélica! Gracias!

Rumi - Tokyo, Japan

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I met Angelica while traveling traveling last year (2014). I came across her email and she was able to set up a week of spanish lessons while i was passing through Villa de Leyva, one of my favorite towns in Colombia. It was great, in just one week I could tell i was improving.  My only regret is that i didnt have time for more lessons. It was really the ideal situation for learning spanish - awesome lady, cool town, one-on-one conversational approach and a cool, creative lesson plan. I need to go back and take lessons for a full month, or two or three.  I highly recommend her.

Dustin Dybevik - Portland
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'I was fortunate enough to find Angelica and my Spanish has rapidly improved as a result of her classes. She was able to quickly gauge my level and choose what level of material was appropriate for me. The classes did not feel like classes, more like a conversation mixed with some exercises, but I was learning all the time. I would highly recommend Angelica as a Spanish teacher for all levels.'

Adam Beach - Scotland

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Angelica was, as her name suggests, an absolute angel of a person. She always put a lot of thought into the preparation she made for our classes, which were always based on what I wanted to get out of our time together. I always felt that she genuinely wanted me to improve and that it was more than just a job to her. She was always happy and cheerful (except when I was late ;) and even brought me chocolate for each class. Needless to say, I could not possibly recommend her and her classes any more highly. Feel free to reference her using markcpeacock@yahoo.com. 

Mark Peacock - New Zealand

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Angelica is a fantastic Spanish teacher. All classes are tailored to your needs, and she really makes a huge effort to try and make the classes enjoyable for the student.Classes are always really well prepared, with a good balance between essential grammar, and conversation. Not only are the classes really well structured,but  always interesting, and Angelica is really easy to get along with. My Spanish definitely improved during my time taking classes with Angelica. I´ve had classes with various Spanish teachers, and it´s virtually impossible to find a teacher as good as her. 

Margaret Begley - Ireland

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With Maria, having class at the beautiful
Museo Nacional, surrounded by cats!

Angelica is a wonderful and dedicated teacher. She came to each lesson very prepared to tailor it to my level and needs, and was very responsive to any requests I had in terms of material or goals. She did a great job of including a variety of activities throughout the lesson so that it was engaging and fun with opportunities to learn and practice in many ways (for instance, often using pictures, stories and audios as well as of course exercises and grammar.) Each lesson had a good balance of speaking, reading, listening and writing. Even in a four-hour class, I was never bored! She was very accommodating of my inconsistent schedule in terms of scheduling lessons at times and places which were convenient for me, which I really appreciated, especially because it meant I was able to continue with lessons even when I started working. She was always ready to give me more material to push me to improve, but was also understanding when I needed more time to review or had less time at home to practice. I felt that she truly cared about my development in learning Spanish (as well as my experience in Bogota overall) and became a friend as well as a teacher. I'm grateful to have found her and would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone looking to improve their Spanish for any period of time while in Bogota. 

Maria Nardell - USA

Out of Bogotá/ Fuera de Bogotá

For all the people whos been contacting me, I will be out of Bogotá until august 23rd. Please contact me again for lessons after this date.

Para todos los que me han estado contactando, estaré fuera de Bogotá hasta el 23 de agosto. Por favor escríbanme nuevamente después de esta fecha.