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Bad news.

Unfortunately my mother is very sick now and I need to go to Brazil ASAP. I’ll be teaching again and starting new classes in July. Hope you can wait for me. I’ll use the time I’m there to organize new schedules and get more materials.

Have a good June!

As soon as I have enough students, I’m planning to start a conversation group on Wednesdays evening.

This class is for advanced students in which we will discuss a different theme per week.  No Grammar explanation.

New group class, beginner A and B, starting in Eagle Rock at 2pm on Mondays.

One of the biggest barriers I see in the learning process is anxiety. Some people want to learn very fast in a short time. For that reason, they easily get frustrated and end up focus in the difficulties instead of enjoying learning a new language. They forget we all have limits and boundaries.

Yes, it can be hard but if you set your mind to “this is too hard”, it becomes even harder. Go with your flow. Respect your own pace. Believe in yourself. As an immigrant, I can assure that being able to communicate in another language is fascinating AND possible.

Take advantage of the big exposure to media. There are movies, videos, music, online news, etc. Get used to listen to Portuguese even if you don’t understand. Actually, trying to understand word per word, translating every thing is not beneficial. Context is the key. I’ve taken 3 years of German. I went to Germany and I wasn’t fluent but I was glad to be able to at least understand what the conversation was about.

I believe if you dedicate time and enjoy the learning process, you will have a good time and consequently get there, even if it’s not as fast as you expect.

These are the group classes we have now:

• Advanced on Tuesdays in Burbank at 7pm
• Beginner on Thursdays in Los Feliz at 5pm
• Beginner on Saturdays in Culver City at 4pm

Looking forward to starting an intermediate class.

Beginner group starting this Thursday (24).
Weekly classes for 2 months

5:00pm to 6:30pm

$190

Beginner B group starting on October 13th, 7:30pm (or Oct 16th, 11am)

Local: TBA

Starting this Wednesday (7/14) at 7:30pm in Eagle Rock.

Beginner’s class.

Don’t you love Summer time?

Next World Cup will be in Brazil. Everybody is already excited.

I’m back from a short trip to Brazil and it’s time to start group classes.

Beginning A and B

once a week: $180  twice a week: $340

Beginning A:  Tuesdays at 7:30, Saturdays at 11am

Beginning B is on Thursdays at 7pm.

Classes start on July 8th. If you need a different schedule, talk to me.

Held in a coffee shop and a park but are subject to change depending on enrollments.

Next week we start a conversation class in Eagle Rock.

Come to talk with us.

More details TBA.