Testimonial 2

I am a family practice physician and I first became interested in taking Spanish to better communicate with my Spanish Speaking patients. I met Cristian when I was taking a Spanish class at Berkeley City College where he was a teaching assistant (Cristian worked at Berkeley City College teaching Spanish and tutoring for 5 years). After that class ended I began to take classes with Cristian and I have been taking private Spanish lessons with him for 4 years now. Our lessons are usually 90 minutes or 2 hours and are fun and very effective. My interest in Spanish has blossomed under his teaching. Cristian makes learning Spanish fun and I have learned about the culture and history of Spanish speaking countries which really brings the language alive. We often will watch a movie or an episode of a TV show on our own and then discuss it. Cristian is always well prepared to discuss the show we watched as well as a general conversation about what is going on in our lives and current events. He seamlessly incorporates instruction on grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary as well as cultural aspects of the language during our lessons. Cristian is very patient and friendly while also being entertaining, which makes him very effective as a teacher. It is also clear that he is more than just someone who is teaching me Spanish- he has also become a friend. I will miss him greatly when he leaves the United States to open his language center in Argentina but I am sure that he will have a wonderful center and I hope to visit Cristian and the language center soon! I would highly recommend Cristian to anyone who wants to learn Spanish and to have fun while learning!