Michelle Laing

Professional English Teacher

My name is Michelle. I am a professional English teacher, from England. I have lived in Spain for 2 years and in Madrid for almost 3 months. I have been trying to learn Spanish for a while now. I would like to continue with Spanish25′ for as long as possible as the teacher is really easy to talk to, friendly and encouraging. I am learning Spanish to be able to live and work in Spain and talk to family I have in South America.

Before to came across Spanish25’ I used to practice my Spanish by myself, with people and exchanges, facebook groups, reading books, some classes.

Now the fluidity of my Spanish has improved, I am not so worried or fixated on one word I don’t know. I feel more motivated and confident with talking. By repeating phrases given to me by the teacher, I get a better grasp of the construct of sentences, for example, how to say phrases. I get great tips and recommendations on books to learn Spanish, places to go in Madrid etc.I like Spanish25’ because It’s easy, it is very motivating to learn, I feel like after a session I want to continue speaking. It doesn’t feel like a task, it feels like I am just talking to a friend. It’s flexible, so I can change my session time if I need to. It boosts my confidence with speaking to people. If I don’t understand something the teacher will break it down into smaller steps and if I still don’t understand, she will break it down even further or speak slower, whatever I need until I understand what she is saying.Definitely I can recommend you Spanish25′ s teacher is very patient and helpful and always trying to fit the topics, times, vocabulary to your needs. Also, as the teacher asks and researches the topic of your choice, so you don’t get bored, because you are talking about your hobbies or topics of interest. It is so easy going that it doesn’t feel like a chore. When you start with Spanish 25′, you will see the improvements! I fully recommend it.