About Speak American

My journey with languages began in 2004, when I graduated with a Master's degree in Linguistics and Interpretation and started my career as an interpreter and translator. Languages quickly became more than a profession—they became a lifelong passion.

In 2009, I became a teacher. My first pedagogical certification focused on teaching children under the age of three and raising them bilingually. Years later, that knowledge became invaluable when I began raising my own children bilingually.

By 2011, I was promoted to Director of Studies at a foreign-language school. Until 2015, I supervised seven branches while continuing to teach. I observed and mentored teachers, conducted professional development seminars, hired and trained staff, and helped maintain teaching standards.

In 2015, after the birth of my first child, I opened my own language school for children who wanted to become bilingual. At the same time, my son and I began our own bilingual journey.

It wasn’t easy. Raising bilingual children required consistency, creativity, and planning. There were times when I planned our activities for the next day every evening before bed.

But it was absolutely worth it.

That experience shaped the teacher I am today. I learned that children learn languages best when the language is connected to their interests, personalities, experiences, and everyday lives.

I value every student I work with. One of my greatest strengths is creating English lessons that students genuinely enjoy. I get to know their hobbies, personalities, and strengths and use that knowledge to make English meaningful and relevant to them.

I believe students learn more effectively when English stops feeling like another school subject and becomes a language they can actually use to talk about the things they love.

I have also never stopped interpreting. After moving to the United States, I earned my Medical Interpreter certification in California and have spent the past four years interpreting in medical settings.

Today, I bring together more than two decades of experience as an interpreter, translator, teacher, Director of Studies, school founder, teacher trainer, medical interpreter, and parent raising bilingual children.

After all these years, I still believe the most important question is not simply:

“What does this student need to learn?”

but:

“How can I make them want to learn it?”