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• Praat je deze taal vloeiend door je afkomst of omdat iemand jou deze taal heeft geleerd?

  I am a native Spanish speaker. I was born and raised in Madrid.

• Citeer een levend, historisch of fictief persoon die, volgens jou, hét symbool is dat de desbetreffende cultuur vertegenwoordigt!

  Without a doubt, Cervantes. Apart from being the most famous Spanish writer of all time, he is responsible for making Spanish a richer and more flexible language, and his classic, Don Quixote, still inspires Spanish writers to this day.

• Is er in deze taal een woord, uitdrukking, traditie of typisch soort gedrag dat je bijzonder of leuk vindt?

  This is so hard to answer! Spanish has so many unique words, sentences, and even tenses of its own! However, a very typical word and tradition which I hold dear is sobremesa, which describes a prolonged time after lunch or dinner where guests, family or friends stay at the table sharing stories, playing games, or just chatting... and which sometimes blends in into the next meal!

• Waarom is het belangrijk om deze taal te spreken, of het nou vanuit een academisch, professioneel of meer persoonlijk oogpunt is?

  So you still need a reason to learn Spanish? My language is the third most spoken in the world and the second with the most native speakers. That's why learning it can be a great asset, professionally and personally.

• Wat is het lastigst aan deze taal waar het nemen van lessen bij kan helpen?

  As a teacher and grammar lover, I can help you navigate our rich and complicated verbal tense system.

• Kun je ons een leuke anecdote vertellen die te maken heeft met jouw beroep of jouw eigen schooltijd?

  I teach Spanish because I fell in love with languages thanks to an English teacher I had in middle school. Up until that point, learning languages had seemed a dull and tiring process, but suddenly I felt a door open to a new culture and reality, and the key to it was English! Since then, I've opened other doors and I enjoy seeing my students cross them.

• Help ons je een beetje beter te leren kennen door ons te vertellen over enkele reizen die je gemaakt hebt.

  What would learning languages be without travelling? My trips across Europe and the United States have always been related to languages. I always enjoy brushing up on a rusty language before landing or learning a few words when visiting a new country. Once, on a trip to Porto I learned some basics and passed off as a native speaker for a minute before everybody realized I had zero idea of the language.

• Wat maakt jou een Superprof, naast het feit dat je je kunt uitdrukken in verschillende talen?

  This has a very simple answer: passion!