Born in Mexico City, 1982. I have a degree in Finance from the Technology University of Mexico and a Cambridge International Business Diploma (in Spanish) from BEEI Barcelona. I have a Diploma in practical accounting adapted to NPGC from the Financial Studies Centre in Barcelona.

My experience as an acountant has been very varied and I have been able to work in different companies with various profiles. The most enlightening period was during the time following the 2008 crisis when my work required a lot of management and precision in the valuation of all financial information. One of my favourite phrases is a quote by Robert Kiyoshaki “Our most important asset is our mind”.

Bachelor’s degree in Sinology from the University of Chita, Russia in 2007. She lived 4 years in Harbin, where she worked as a translator while completing her Master. She started her career as a teacher in 2012 and since 2013 has formed part of the BCN LIP team.

Language is culture. I feel like a bridge connecting people. I like to help people bring the cultures of different countries alive. The nicest thing about being a teacher is to see the sincere smiles of children in the faces of adults, when they make a correct sentence in the language they are studying.

Born in 1982 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish Philology from the Pedagogical University of Saint Petersburg. Certified in Slavic Philology. She has been teaching since 2003. For 3 years, she taught Spanish as a foreign language at Estatal University of Saint Petersburg. Since 2006, she has worked at different language schools in Barcelona and since 2011 has been a part of the BCN LIP team, teaching Spanish for Russians and Russian.

I enjoy the interaction with the people and I have a true interest in them. The majority of our students are foreigners and for this reason I strive to have the most updated information related to new immigration laws of the Foreign Consulates. I do my best to convey trust and confidence, providing the necessary information and help when it is time to select a group or level and my background as a philologist helps me greatly with this.

The goal of my classes is to teach a “living” language and not the outdated constructions that are not used in the current version. Interesting, dynamic classes and a creative comfortable environment form part of the motivation for a student

My name is Alisa and I am from Russia, from the most distant part of my country – Vladivostok. As I lived so far from Europe and the European part of Russia, I always dreamed of traveling to those places. My first trip was to Spain, later I moved to Barcelona and have been living here for 3 years. Before that I lived in Moscow for 9 years and I have a degree in Statistics and Analytics from the Social and State University of Russia in Moscow. When I started working in the visa sector in 2011, I realized that I liked communicating with people, helping and consulting them.

I always try to help people from different countries with different languages because I was and sometimes I still am in your place when I want to express my emotions and my opinion in another language as if it was my mother tongue and it is very difficult without help.

Born in 1989 in St.Petersburg, Russia. She has a master degree in Public Relations and a bachelor degree in Linguistics. She has been working in Marketing and Public Relations since 2008. She has formed part of BCNLIP´s team in 2017.

Licenciado en Geografía, Diplomado en Geografía Humana, Máster en Ciencias Sociales, especialidad Geografía Cultural; Curso práctico de formación de Profesor de ELE (International House); Postgrado de Profesor de ELE. Más de 7 años como profesor de ELE, más de 4 años como profesor de Geografía, coautor de los libros “Todas las voces”, vol. I (B2) y vol. II (A1-A2), sobre cultura española y latinoamericana para estudiantes de español.

La enseñanza es un intercambio de experiencias, un constante aprendizaje tanto del alumno como del profesor.

Itamonte – Brazil, 1983, back when there was no internet.

Cassius has 15+ years of experience in corporate communications – PR, marketing, branding and events. Has worked for clients such as Tetra Pak, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Lenovo, Atlas Schindler, Faber-Castell and the Brazilian government. Before coming to Barcelona, he lived in three different cities in Brazil – including the largest city on the southern hemisphere, São Paulo – and also in Bavaria, Germany.

He has a bachelor’s in Communications and a post-grad studies in Science communications. Now he is doing a Master’s in Clynical Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology at the University of Barcelona. He speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish, German and is learning Catalan here at BCN LIP.

Freedom is just too little. What I wish for is yet to be named.

Clarice Lispector

Born in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Paula graduated in law school and approved the Brazilian bar in 2014, when she was hired to the legal department of Rio 2016 organising committee for the Olympic and Paralympic games. When the project ended, she decided to move to Barcelona to study Spanish and explore new fields of work. After studying over 18 months in BCNLIP, she has been part of our team since 2019.

Magdalena was born in Buenos Aires in 1995 and lived for a time in Houston Texas as a  child. She graduated from the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires as a film director and then went on to study screenwriting and filmmaking in New York. She published her first series of young adult novels with Penguin Random House and she is currently working on their screen adaptations alongside international producers. She combines her literary work with audiovisual work, as a filmmaker and photographer at Bcnlip where she has been working since January 2020. 

Communication has no borders and language ain’t enough to say everything, so art and idioms ​​to at least try!

Bachelor’s degree in translation from Pompeu Fabra University in 2006. Certified in Pedagogical Aptitudes from the University of Barcelona in 2006. Postgraduate degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from International House in 2007. Master in Teacher Training for Teaching Second Languages from the University of Barcelona in 2010. She has been working as an ELE teacher for 8 years and has been teaching Spanish and Catalan at BCN LIP since 2011.

Bachelor’s degree in translation from Pompeu Fabra University in 2006. Certified in Pedagogical Aptitudes from the University of Barcelona in 2006. Postgraduate degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from International House in 2007. Master in Teacher Training for Teaching Second Languages from the University of Barcelona in 2010. She has been working as an ELE teacher for 8 years and has been teaching Spanish and Catalan at BCN LIP since 2011.

To teach a language is not only grammar, it’s to explain a culture, a way of understanding the world, and way to socialize, and I try to prepare my students so that they can integrate into our country with success.

Born in 1973. Attended primary and secondary school at the Liceo Frances. Bachelor’s degree in Hispanic Philology from the University of Barcelona. She worked as a Spanish teacher in businesses and schools in Bolonia, Italy for 8 years. She has been teaching Spanish since 1998.

To teach is to learn, and I learn more every day.

Born in 1972 in Barcelona. Bachelor’s degree in Portuguese and Spanish Philology from the UB. Master of Teaching Foreign Languages from the University of Lisboa. He started his professional career as a Spanish and Portuguese teacher in 1999. He has been working at BCNLIP since 2010.

For me, the teaching of Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan signifies knowing how each expresses language and shows us the different ways of seeing and understanding the reality around us. This cultural diversity each language has fascinates me and never ceases to amaze me, as well as daily contact with our students, who encourage us to understand more about their languages, cultures, and realities about life in a positive way.

Born in Granada, 1983. She has a degree in History of Art, a Masters degree in Cultural Management and completed postgraduate studies in Urban History. She retrained as a Spanish language teacher in 2010 when she discovered her passion for teaching Spanish, seeing it as a perfect opportunity to spread knowledge of Spanish culture. After completing her training to teach Spanish as a foreign language, she started working in Brighton (England) and later moved to Barcelona.

I’m interested in language teaching as a pretext to knowing a culture through its most valuable object: the word.

He has a degree in Philosophy and Science of Education, Spanish language teacher training from Calamo & Cran, a Masters degree in Spanish language teaching for Secondary School Education and is also an actor. He teaches Language and Literature at secondary school level. He has eight years of experience as a sports instructor and a music and theatre teacher and experience teaching children with learning difficulties. Another area of relevant experience is in the editorial sector. He has created content and worked as a reader, writing reports for publications.

I like to encourage and strengthen students abilities working towards specific objectives. I like to bring out the best in every student and turn learning into something enjoyable and rewarding.

César Rojo holds a PhD in Linguistics Communication and Multilingual Mediation (Pompeu Fabra University-UPF), a Master’s Degree in Linguistics and Technological Applications (UPF) and a Bachelor’s degree in Hispanic Language and Literature (University of Veracruz-UV, Mexico). In addition to being a researcher in Linguistics, he has worked as palaeographer, proofreader, translator (English-Spanish), journalist and radio producer. He has published articles and reports in several magazines and newspapers in Mexico and Spain. He has taught Spanish as a second language in Mexico and recently in BCNLIP School in Barcelona.

Learning another language develops cognitive system, broadens memory, comprehension and enriches the cultural codes of a person

Born in Granada. Holds a degree in Hispanic philology from the University of Granada. After working with different NGOs giving Spanish classes to immigrants, she realized that her passion was teaching Spanish to foreigners. Holds a Master in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language in the University of Granada, and has worked as a Spanish teacher since 2013. In addition to BCNLIP, where she has worked since March 2016, she has worked in Enfórex Barcelona.

I love my work, where every day is a new experience. We use language as a pretext to embark on a continuous journey discovering different cultures.

Born in Colombia in 1979. He graduated as a librarian in 2004 at the University of Antioquia, and worked in the Ministry of Culture of his country as a trainer for the development of reading and writing strategies for children and young people. Then he studied literature: Hispanic Philology and specialized in the editing and correction of written texts. In 2015 he completed a diploma in Creative Writing at  Caro y Cuervo Institute in Bogotá, and is currently studying the Master’s Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language in Professional Fields at the University of Barcelona.

To learn a language is to break a mental border, it is a way of making ourselves universal.

Valeria graduated from the Literature Department at the National University of Colombia, where she got a master’s degree in Creative Writing. She has worked since 2007 in Bogotá, on the Colombian Pacific Coast and now in Barcelona as a teacher of reading and writing for children, youth and adults in libraries, schools, parks, marketplaces, prisons and hospitals. She is currently finishing the Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Spanish and Latin American Literature, and is doing a research in autobiographical and literary writing.

Learning and teaching a language which is a daily experience connected not only with a language: it is connected with relationships, solidarity, empathy and intelligence. It is amazing how teaching a language can be at the same time a cognitive exercise and open you mind to new worlds.

Passionate about languages, verbal communication and literature, Javi graduated in Translation and Interpreting from UJI. He has a master’s in Spanish Linguistics, Hispanic Literature and Spanish as a Foreign Language from UAB. He also got a scholarship to study in England.

He worked as an English teacher until he realised his specialty was teaching Spanish, a task he combines with writing and style correction of varied texts. He’s worked on editing and quality control for different kinds of publications: poetry, pedagogy psychology or marketing. A linguist, writer, corrector, audio-visual translator and professor, Javi is also -without wanting to boast! – from La Mancha.

Grammar isn’t worth anything without all of a culture behind it.

A Galician of 1986 vintage. Formed as a Translator and Conference Interpreter (Degree in Translation and Interpretating, Masters in Conference Interpreting) and a Spanish as a Foreign Language teacher almost by chance. He found his way by going the USA for 4 months for an Assistantship at Luna University and ended up doing a Master’s in Hispanic Literature and Pedagogy there, giving classes for 2 terms. He then came to Barcelona to do a Masters in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language and has stayed here since.

Teaching your own language is something magical because while you’re sharing something very intimate, you’re learning a lot about it seeing it through different eyes, your learner’s eyes.

Bachelor in Psychology, Teacher of Spanish as a second language and English teacher for primary and secondary school children. Also during the summer she is director of nature camps in Alt Ampordà.

She discovered his passion for teaching Spanish when, at 25 years old, she went to Australia to learn English. It was a great challenge and she faced many difficulties; however, in the end, she was able to find reward in creating a link between her background in psychology and the challenge of learning a new language.

Empathy and direct contact with the language are the key to teaching and learning a language.

Nació en Barcelona en 1983. Interesado por las letras desde temprana edad, comienza a escribir a los trece años, hecho que le lleva a estudiar lengua y literatura, y a licenciarse en filología hispánica en la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Su pasión por la música y la comunicación le ofrecen una temporada en la radio, en un programa de música. Su afán creativo le guía por el camino de la producción y la traducción poética. Su interés por la enseñanza le coloca en el camino de la docencia de lenguas, tras su paso por International House, donde se certifica como profesor de ELE, para trabajar en academias de idiomas y empresas.

Considero que la lengua es el instrumento más veraz, cruel y diplomático que existe, porque refleja la realidad de la persona, y por tanto, de su entorno íntimo y del país o lugar al que pertenece: es el artificio más natural del que dispone la humanidad. Enseñarla requiere tanta curiosidad como respeto, además de amor por la docencia, que es una forma de generosidad, en la que todas las personas implicadas siempre pueden aprender.

Ferran Andreu, a native of Barcelona. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Marketing and Management from the Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom and a Master’s degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from the University of Barcelona. Throughout his 14 years of professional experience abroad as an ELE teacher, he has collaborated with countless centers, including the following: the Cervantes Institute in Budapest, where he was an intern, the Cervantes Institute in Vienna, the IMC FH Krems, Austrian university and the CEU University of Budapest. In all these years, in addition to professional experiences, he has taken a large number of specific courses to maintain and improve his professional level, today he continues to learn in order to teach better.

I dedicate myself to this by vocation, I love my work. Learning a foreign language is opening a window to a new culture. Every language has more or less its logic, my job is to explain it to my students, the bad thing is that there are exceptions …

She has a degree in History from the University of Barcelona (UB) and an official Master’s degree in Construction and Representation of Cultural Identities, in the department of philology, linguistics, and literature of the University of Barcelona (UB). For many years he worked as a journalist specializing in the recovery of historical memory at MEMORA (Serveis Funeraris de Barcelona). 

I sincerely think that there is nothing more healthy and enriching than learning a new language because it opens your mind and helps you to empathize with others, with human beings who speak, live, and feel differently. For all of this, being an ELE teacher is an exciting experience that fills me in every possible way.

A certified Spanish and Catalan teacher. As for his academic career, he holds a degree in  Spanish Philology and has completed two master’s degrees related to the teaching of  Spanish and pedagogy. In addition to the Master in Spanish Language and Literature, he holds another Master’s degree in Training of Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language from the University of Barcelona. He grew up in a trilingual environment, since from an early age he communicated with his family members in his three languages: Spanish,  Catalan, and Serbian. This linguistic and cultural diversity has influenced and defined his professional career. He is passionate about linguistics and is fluent in 7 languages.  Regarding his professional experience, he has extensive experience of 6 years, both nationally and internationally, in the field of Spanish Language Teaching. 

Based on my own perspective and personality, I consider it essential that teachers take an active, communicative and dynamic role in the classroom. I would highlight as a major achievement that my students in all the contexts in which I have worked have positively affected my involvement and dedication in the classroom, as well as the fact that I am multilingual which, without a doubt, is an advantage that facilitates the teaching-learning process.

Diego was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He grew up and lived in Barcelona from a  very young age. He has a degree in Political Science and Administration from the  Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Paris Institute of Political Studies 
(Sciences-Po). He has completed a Master’s degree in Literature, Art, and Thought at the  Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona (UPF). Since 2017 he has been studying a double doctorate in Humanities and Philosophy, at UPF and at the University of Paris 8 in France.  Since he finished his secondary studies, he has given private classes in Spanish, French, and Catalan. He has also been working as a translator and proofreader for over twenty years in editorial work. Learning and teaching languages are two of his great passions. In addition to French, he has also studied English, Italian, and, more recently, German. He has attended different trainings on teaching Spanish as a foreign language in Barcelona,  at International House, and at the Official School of Languages. He has also completed a  training course for Spanish teachers at the Instituto Cervantes in Lisbon. She has been working at BCN Lip since November 2019. 

To be able, above all, to treat what is alive as something alive. That is what for me, in essence, transmitting my mother tongue to students. To teach carefully, of course, the anatomy of the language, its grammar, the firm structure on which it sits. But only to, from there, better access its mutable, practical, and communicative dimension, that allows the student to understand and use language or words as a fabulous tool for immersion in culture.

He graduated in Arabic Studies from the University of Barcelona and later did a Master’s in Spanish as a Foreign Language. Since 2009 she has been linked to the world of education, she began to work as a teacher and monitor of school reinforcement activities in different educational centers. In 2013 she underwent her first experience as a Spanish teacher in Granada. Between 2017 and 2020 she was a Spanish teacher in Morocco. 

When we really learn a language, something changes in us and we are able to empathize with its speakers and broaden our understanding of cultural aspects that ​we might not previously have been able to understand.

Barcelona, 1974. Rafa has a Ph.D. in Contemporary History and he is an associate research professor at the University of Barcelona. He has developed his teaching activity in public and private institutions (UB, UAM, MNCARS, etc), his current work is focused on teaching from a perspective that which into account the connections between economic transformation and educational/cultural activity. 

I am an active militant of pyrrhonic skepticism, historical materialism and nocturnal activity.

Elena was born in Barcelona and graduated in Hispanic Literature at the University of  Barcelona. She has worked as a teacher of Spanish and Catalan in different schools across the city, some of them dedicated exclusively to the field of business. She also works as a translator and interpreter of modern Greek in the Courts of Barcelona. 

Speak a new language and discover the world anew!

Angel graduated in Sociology from the University of Barcelona. Following his graduation,  he traveled to Japan to study Japanese at Ritsumeikan Universities and Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. Since 2006 he has combined ​Spanish teaching with Language learning in  Barcelona, Japan, and Poland.​. In 2016 he completed a Master’s in Peace and Social Conflict at the University of Otago, in New Zealand. ​He later completed his Doctorate in Japan.​. In both cases, ​his studies have focused on the relationship between​ language and culture. 

With new languages, you discover new worlds and cultures, not only on the outside but also within yourself. Languages ​​are a process of discovery, a journey that allows us to grow and dream.

Rafa is from Córdoba and is obsessed with blogs, websites, YouTube channels, podcasts and all kinds of ​online Spanish learning materials​. ​Rafa certified as an ELE teacher at International  House in 2012 and holds a degree​ in Visual Communication from Northbrook College in  England. Since 2012 he has worked as a Spanish teacher for companies such as the  Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion, American Express, or AXA. He has been a teacher at Bcnlip since 2018. 

The most important thing is the student, and learning to speak from the first minute. The classroom is the best place to make mistakes, to practice the language a lot, to explore,  and to motivate you to continue learning. As a Spanish teacher, my job is not just to teach you grammar or help you speak better, my job is to ​help you fall in love with learning Spanish​.

She graduated in Spanish Language and Literature at the Autonomous University of  Barcelona, where she also completed a master’s degree in Spanish Language, Hispanic  Literature, and Spanish for Foreigners. Over the course of her master’s degree, she worked as an ELE teacher via an internship at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon,  where she discovered her vocation for teaching Spanish. ​Now a resident of Barcelona for 6  years and counting​, she has worked as an ELE teacher in a summer camp and later in different Spanish academies in Barcelona. She is currently a teacher at BCNLIP and is pursuing her doctoral studies at the University of Girona, where she is researching colonial epic poetry in courtesan circles. 

Teaching and learning a language is also about creating a bond between people, it is a  bridge that unites you with different cultures, ideologies and different experiences, where teacher and student teach and learn at the same time. Being an ELE teacher is something exciting, it is an approach to a new world.

Graduated in Geography and History, he also obtained the Certificate of Pedagogical Aptitude. His interest in teaching languages ​​led him to take the Master of Spanish for Foreigners and various courses related to teaching Spanish.
Russophile and Hispanic in equal parts, from an early age he became interested in Russian literature and as a result, he studied Russian language at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow.
On a professional level, he has worked as a tenured professor at the Federal University of Kazan and in academies and schools in Barcelona.

Speaking a second language allows us to develop a broader view of the world, and this is the ultimate passport to the discovery of other cultures and realities.

Meritxell graduated in Translation and Interpreting from Pompeu Fabra University,  Barcelona. A year later she went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Spanish Language  Teacher Training at the University of Barcelona. Since then, she has worked both in Spain and abroad, in countries such as Belgium and Denmark. She has worked teaching  Spanish to children, teenagers, and adults, both in schools and universities.

Learning a language is a beautiful way of understanding the world from a different perspective. Be open to understanding and being part of a new culture.

Dani studied Audiovisual Production in Mérida, Extremadura, ​following this, guided by his passion for literature and writing, began training as a creative writer at the Ateneu Barcelonés School of  Writers where he specialized in novels, short stories, and poetry over the course of 3 years. He later trained as an ELE teacher and since then has taught Spanish as a foreign language in the Netherlands,  Greece, and Spain. Dani began his teaching career in Athens, Greece where he lived for two years and taught both adults and children. He continued his career in Holland where he taught at a language academy for over three years.​ He is a lover of languages, audiovisual art, writing and literature. He has published two-course books for Spanish students and now, at BCNLIP,  he has the opportunity to combine two of his great passions: creating audiovisual content and teaching Spanish. 

I love that old saying that a person lives as many lives as languages ​​speak. So I wonder, why live just one?

Bachelor’s degree in translation from Pompeu Fabra University in 2006. Certified in Pedagogical Aptitudes from the University of Barcelona in 2006. Postgraduate degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from International House in 2007. Master in Teacher Training for Teaching Second Languages from the University of Barcelona in 2010. She has been working as an ELE teacher for 8 years and has been teaching Spanish and Catalan at BCN LIP since 2011.

Bachelor’s degree in translation from Pompeu Fabra University in 2006. Certified in Pedagogical Aptitudes from the University of Barcelona in 2006. Postgraduate degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from International House in 2007. Master in Teacher Training for Teaching Second Languages from the University of Barcelona in 2010. She has been working as an ELE teacher for 8 years and has been teaching Spanish and Catalan at BCN LIP since 2011.

To teach a language is not only grammar, it’s to explain a culture, a way of understanding the world, and way to socialize, and I try to prepare my students so that they can integrate into our country with success.

Born in 1972 in Barcelona. Bachelor’s degree in Portuguese and Spanish Philology from the UB. Master of Teaching Foreign Languages from the University of Lisboa. He started his professional career as a Spanish and Portuguese teacher in 1999. He has been working at BCNLIP since 2010.

For me, the teaching of Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan signifies knowing how each expresses language and shows us the different ways of seeing and understanding the reality around us. This cultural diversity each language has fascinates me and never ceases to amaze me, as well as daily contact with our students, who encourage us to understand more about their languages, cultures, and realities about life in a positive way.

Born in London (UK) he graduated in Modern Languages, Oxford University in 2015 and completed a Masters in Musical Performance at ESMUC (Escuela Superior de Música de Catalunya) in 2017. He has worked with the British Council in Paris and has been working with BCNLIP since February 2017.

I work with my students to help them get closer to my language and cultural background in a way that is both friendly and dynamic.

A graduate in Philosophy from Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, Éric has taught French to adults, adolescents and children both in schools and businesses since 1989. He’s worked in Bruxelles, Madrid, Amsterdam, Oaxaca (Mexico) and Barcelona. He’s also spent many years doing theatre and contemporary dance.

Teaching French is always exciting because to me it means sharing the intimacy of my mother tongue, all its cultural wealth and all the cultures that use French to communicate.

Born in Minsk, Belarus. Graduated in Audiovisual Journalism from the Belarusian State University. Studied Belarusian and Russian at the  Belarusian State University Lyceum. He has worked as a radio presenter in Minsk and was the editor of the online magazine 34mag.net. In 2012 he moved to Barcelona where he began working as a Russian Teacher for several language academies and also spent a year working as a Site Manager in a Swedish startup developing “MyTaste”: a social network for food bloggers. Has been a part of the BCNLIP team since August 2015.

I´m a good guy

She is Italian, from Rome, and arrived in Barcelona in 2008 where she has dedicated her time to teaching her mother tongue amongst other things. She has a degree in  Languages ​​and Communication, and obtained a certificate ​in Teaching Italian as a Foreign  Language.​. Sarah loves traveling and discovering other cultures. She undertook two volunteer experiences in Peru and in India, working with children and young adults. In addition, she lived in Lithuania for three months teaching at an Italian school. She currently works as a teacher at the Official School of Languages ​​of Garraf, at the Italian  Institute of Barcelona, ​​in academies and civic centers in the city. 

«Speak a new language so that the world is a new world.»