Speak, Write, and Understand Spanish: Learn to navegate the Latin American World

From 15.89 $ /h

🌎 Learn Spanish & Experience Latin American Culture
Online classes with a native Colombian teacher

📍 Flexible – Anytime, Anywhere

Conversational Spanish – Speak like a native, with authentic expressions.

Academic Spanish – Writing, arguing, presenting.

Latin American Culture – Traditions, music, literature, memes, trends.

📚 About me
I’m María Valentina Gómez Ríos, a philosopher and Spanish teacher from Colombia.
With teaching experience at Universidad de los Andes (one of Colombia’s top universities), I use a dynamic and engaging method that immerses students in Latin American culture, traditions, and ways of thinking as a pathway to learning how to consume content and express themselves in Spanish.

🎯 Why learn with me?

Flexible scheduling and lessons adapted to your availability.

Classes with authentic cultural references: music, food recepies, history, memes, literature, and current events.

Teacher with education and experience in pedagogy for Spanish communication, philosophy, and art.

Lessons tailored to your level and goals.

Active learning: reading, speaking, writing, discussing.

Learn to keep improving outside the classroom

Extra information

ONLINE CLASES

Location

Online from Colombia

About Me

I’m María Valentina Gómez Ríos, a Colombian philosopher, visual artist, and Spanish teacher with experience working in higher education. I specialize in teaching Spanish communication using a dynamic, discussion-based approach that blends language learning with authentic cultural experiences from Colombia and Latin America. My classes are ideal for intermediate to advanced learners who want to refine their speaking, writing, and comprehension while engaging with literature, music, history, and current topics. I enjoy working with motivated students of all backgrounds and adapting lessons to their goals.

Education

Master’s in Visual Arts – Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (2023–2025)

Pedagogy for Teaching Spanish Communication – Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (2023–2025)

Bachelor’s in Philosophy – Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (2018–2022)

Experience / Qualifications

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Universidad de los Andes (2023–2024), supporting undergraduate courses in communication skills in spanish.

Teaching and facilitation in art, communication, and cultural projects with public institutions such as the Secretaría Distrital de la Mujer (2025) and Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2020–2023).

Extensive experience working with university students in academic writing, oral communication, and critical thinking in Spanish.

Presentations at national and international academic events, including cultural and art conferences.

Age

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

90 minutes

120 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Spanish

German

Skills

Spanish

Spanish for adults

School

Culture

English

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -05:00)

New York

Online via webcam

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

00-04

04-08

08-12

12-16

16-20

20-24

Speaking, writing and understanding the Latin American world

30.56 $ /h

Learn Spanish & experience Latin American culture
Online lessons with a native Colombian speaker

📍 Flexible – anytime, anywhere

Conversational Spanish – Speak like a native speaker, with authentic expressions.

Academic Spanish – writing, arguing, presenting.

Latin American culture – traditions, music, literature, memes, trends.

📚 About me
I am María Valentina Gómez Ríos, a philosopher and Spanish teacher from Colombia.
With teaching experience at the Universidad de los Andes (one of Colombia's top universities), I use a dynamic and motivating method that immerses learners in Latin American culture, traditions, and ways of thinking as a way to learn, understand content, and express themselves in Spanish.

🎯 Why learn with me?

Flexible scheduling and lessons tailored to your availability.

Lessons with authentic cultural references: music, recipes, history, memes, literature, and current events.

Teacher with training and experience in pedagogy for Spanish communication, philosophy and art.

Lessons tailored to your level and goals.

Active learning: reading, speaking, writing, discussing.

Learn how to continue improving outside of class.

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