West C. from Lyons, NY

I learned Spanish living and working for eight years in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. I then moved to the U.S.-Mexico border where I used my Spanish nearly every day for 20 years. Prior to this I was a high school teacher in Houston, Texas and also tutored a few students outside of the classroom. I learned Spanish as a second language as an adult and therefore I understand the difficulties of learning the language and I also understand what it takes to make progress when studying Spanish.I a