¡Hola! My name’s Samuel and I’m…
- a Spanish teacher with over 15 years of experiencie.
- a traveller and a lover of road trips.
- a polyglot: in addition to Spanish, Catalan and English, I also speak French (B2+), Italian (B1) and some Japanese (A2).
Here are some professional highlights:
- In addition to my own clients, I also teach at the Instituto Cervantes in London and at Imperial College London.
- I specialize in teaching grammar and cross-cultural communication strategies to intermediate and advanced learners of Spanish.
- I’m also a teacher trainer. I currently teach the Grammar course for teachers of Spanish at the Instituto Cervantes in London.
And here are some more personal details:
- I don’t own a car – and I only got a driver’s licence when I was 30. However, when I’m travelling, I love renting a car and exploring at my own pace. My favourite road trip was in 2019, when I drove 2,000 miles around the Southwestern United States in order to visit the Gran Canyon, Zion National Park and Monument Valley, among many other natural wonders.
- I’ve lived in Barcelona, California and England, and I’ve spent at least a month of my life in Morocco and Quebec. I’ve lived in London with my husband since 2008.
- The name of this website, ‘Palomitas de matiz’, is a play on words: «palomitas de maíz» means popcorn, whereas ‘matiz’ means nuance, so a rough translation of the website’s name would be nuanced popcorn. As you can see, it works better in Spanish.