Before enrolling in Patricia’s classes I had tried other ways to learn Spanish, such as books, those DVDs that depict artificial conversations set in unrealistic situations,… I soon realized that simply going about asking people where the library is or what their last name is or other such utterly pointless things those DVDs and books taught me was not enough to live or travel in a Spanish speaking country. I joined Patricia's classes and thanks to her coaching, I gained a solid foundation in the pronunciation, grammar and structure of the Spanish language in just a couple of weeks. The study materials she provided were far more useful compared to the books I had struggled with before I enrolled in her classes. After just a few more weeks, my Spanish was fluent enough to engage in realistic everyday conversations that are actually useful for living and traveling in the Spanish speaking world. Now I have enough proficiency in Spanish to travel in South America even in those small, scenic towns off the tourist track where there may be no one who speaks English.

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Patricia is very dedicated to teaching Spanish, she is very patient and is able to help students with a wide range of proficiency levels in Spanish, from a complete newbie like I was to someone who was fluent in Spanish in the past but now needs to brush up and everyone in between. Patricia is very knowledgeable in the differences between the Spanish spoken in different countries and will steer her students clear of minefields such as phrases that are acceptable in one country but are considered rude and inappropriate in another.

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I would absolutely recommend Patricia Marein’s classes to anyone who wants to gain useful, real-world proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Spanish.