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I took Spanish classes in high school and college, but after only a few years without practicing I had lost most of my ability to speak and understand even basic Spanish. I was struggling to get anything out of the apps you can download for language learning, so I began meeting with Adrian.

Within a few sessions I had shaken off the rust and recalled lots of the basics. Other areas have required more time and focus. When you consistently make a mistake in a certain area, Adrian will return to it again and again until he feels you have it down.

The homework and lessons have helped me reestablish a foundation in grammar and vocab, and now we're not moving into more conversational lessons. Ultimately my hope is to have much stronger comprehension and speaking ability, and I'm confident Adrian will help me get there.

I cannot recommend Adrian enough as a Spanish teacher! I have been working with him for close to a year now and have truly felt my language skills improve over time. We started off with very structured grammar lessons until we both jointly felt we could move into conversation for the entirety of the lesson. He has an incredible attention to detail and can pick up on the slightest grammatical or pronunciation error to address (which I have asked him to do). He also is super thorough in his explanations and does a great job of providing examples whenever I have yet to grasp the concept. Knowing that my family is from Argentina, he makes an intentional effort to teach me specifics (verb conjugation, vocabulary/slang) that would make it easiest for me to connect and speak to my family members abroad. He also kindly sends me recommendations on movies, books, songs, etc. that he thinks would be of interest to me, particularly given that we've gotten to know one another fairly well over our time together.

I would recommend him to anyone at any level!

I started studying with Adrian as a complete beginner about a year and a half ago. From the beginning, learning from Adrian has been enjoyable and very effective. Adrian is extremely organized and plans lessons to what I need to focus on. He intuitively adjusts the pace of learning to what I need. I can trust that I can pronounce a word correctly or use the correct tense and form of a verb because he is not willing to let mistakes slip by without learning the correct way. He is a very talented teacher and his years of experience shows. Learning with him is also FUN. We laugh a lot when I make a funny mistake and that has created a fantastic encouraging environment.

I feel like I have a good grasp on the grammar, pronunciation, and overall feel for the language. I am able to speak in Spanish with native speakers and have little conversations! From working with Adrian I can understand what is spoken and being able to reply to someone with some sort of speed. I can understand Spanish (some) when I hear it on the streets, TV shows, and especially reading it. I can translate english to Spanish and vice versa at a practical level. There have been weeks and months where I do not do outside homework or learning but I do not loose much progress because the way Adrian teaches. It really sinks in and for subjects I struggle with he is extremely patient when I forget something or he needs to explain something to me repeatedly.

Learning Spanish is not a sprint and having a teacher like Adrian is one of the main reasons I stick with learning. The progress I have made working with him is pretty amazing -- especially when there are lulls with my outside effort. Other ways of learning (apps, etc) are nothing in comparison. I recommend Adrian to anyone I meet who wants to learn to speak and understand Spanish!

Adrian is organized, professional, and passionate. Having him for a teacher has been an incredible experience, and I can honestly say that I can speak Spanish now about any topic. His classes are fun and engaging. Adrian gives helpful homework, and during the class, there is a good mix of culture, geography, and news from the Spanish speaking world. My vocabulary and grammar and comfort level in speaking have helped me at work and have inspired me to take vacations to places like Peru and Ecuador. Adrian is disciplined and patient, and I look forward to his classes. I enthusiastically recommend him.

I've taken Spanish classes from Adrian off and on for the past ten years. I am a first generation Colombian American who was not raised as a Native speaker. I was never comfortable with grammar, and very much wanted to improve my polish. I worked with Adrian intensively prior to traveling for six weeks through South America, then again later when I volunteered as a tax preparer in a predominantly Spanish-speaking neighborhood. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Adrian! He is patient, but firm. He genuinely expects the best from you, like the best teachers you may have had throughout school. Because of that, you are motivated to do the homework and practice. You will walk away from the experience elevating your proficiency, no matter what your level. I so enjoyed my experience that I pushed my (Irish) husband to work with him before visiting my family in Colombia. My husband now communicates better in Spanish than my own brother! Adrian is truly a gem, and when my children are old enough, we've been talking about having him coach us in a path toward becoming a truly bi-lingual family.