I love helping people learn Spanish by sharing my language, travel and cultural experiences.

Like many people, I completed a few years of high school Spanish, but still wasn’t able to have a basic conversation.

In 2005 with one trip to Mexico under my belt, my desire to learn Spanish was rekindled.

Since then I’ve become obsessed with Spanish, and at some point along the way became a fluent Spanish speaker.

Over the years I’ve visited more than my fair share of the Spanish speaking world:

• Mexico & Central America: Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras.
• The Caribbean: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic.
• South America: Colombia, Ecuador.

During my travels I immerse myself in the local environment, soaking in the culture and the language, which has given me insight and understanding of the Spanish language and the people who use it that you’ll never get from a textbook.

I’ve been teaching private and small group classes on Latin American Spanish for all levels since 2013.

In my private and small group lessons, we’ll cover Spanish grammar, improve your comprehension and listening skills, and go beyond the textbook to learn how Spanish is really spoken outside of the classroom.

Just take the classes you need.  No enrollment fees, no placement test, no huge out of pocket expenses.

Click here for more information about my classes

I started blogging back in 2008 as way to encourage myself to keep learning new things about the Spanish language. Here’s a list of my blogs.

My Spanish Notes

It’s a collection of the things I learned from talking with native Spanish speakers on my quest to become bilingual. No grammar, no verb conjugations, no “book” Spanish – just real Spanish I learn from real conversations.

Helping you Learn Spanish

This blog is focused on speaking real-world conversational Spanish. I cover everything your textbook left out, and teach you what you need know to successfully communicate in everyday situations and achieve true Spanish fluency.

Qué Boquita¡ No Seas Pelangoche

This blog is dedicated to exploring all the malas palabras (bad words) Spanish has to offer, with a special emphasis on Mexican Spanish.

***NOTE: This blog is extremely explicit, covering everything from swear words, insults, politically incorrect language and hardcore sexual language. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

When I’m not running rampant through the Americas I’m a mild mannered software developer, so the merging two of my passions in life was bound to happen.

The My Spanish Phrasebook App is more than your classic Spanish Phrasebook. It’s content is based on my real world travel experiences, not the stock stuff they put in every other phrasebook you’ve seen. I cover situations like backed up toilets, misbehaving GPS’s, helpful conversational phrases and more.