I am a native English speaker, and I have spoken English all of my life. During my childhood school years, I did excellent on the English classes. My scores were usually A . Additionally, I taug... ht English to students ages 10 to 17 during my first year of teaching. This was in a private school and was not a remote job. Then, recently, I have taught English online for the last two and a half years to children ages four to fifteen as welll as to adults. read more

Greetings, My name is Lydia Mendivil and I am excited about the opportunity to teach you! I have 22 years of teaching experience and normally teach English and Spanish , though I am quite flexib... le and eager to stretch and "mix it up" if you are! I am passionate about teaching and am a patient, enduring and diligent teacher. I was born in the United States of America and am a native English speaker but also have Latin America in my blood as my father is from Bolivia. During my childhood I traveled widely, living in Europe, Bolivia, and South Africa before finally settling in the US. I graduated from college in the year 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and minor in Latin. I spent many years as a Spanish teacher in private schools but have also taught art enrichment courses in public schools and (more recently) both English and Spanish online via several platforms. I have experience teaching both very young children (ages 3 and up) and also adults. Presently I am teaching both conversational Spanish and conversational English to all ages. In these courses we can practice your speaking to help you improve. For adults, I have taught Business English, free talk, IELTS preparation, and many conversational classes at all levels from beginner to advanced. For children's English lessons, I have extensive experience with Vipkid and Magic Ears where I used stories, pictures, games, dialogues, role playing, and much more! In teaching children I use flashcards, pictures, whiteboards, games and other props to instruct them in grammar, vocabulary, culture, and conversation. In addition to teaching, I also enjoy swimming, nature, gardening, books, movies, spending time with family, school, sewing, music, piano, science, animals, hiking, camping, desserts (yum!), clothes shopping, games and more. I hope to see you in one or more of my classes soon!! Learning and teaching are fun for me and I will make it fun for you as well!! .read more