“For me, learning English is one of the hardest things I've tried…I never imagined it would be so much fun, every time was different. I laughed, I forgot my fears, it felt crazy. Now I don’t suffer (struggle) anymore. You improved my pronunciation and speaking skills, gave me confidence and courage so I could present my medical research at Stanford Hospital, and at conferences around the USA."
Alonço Viana Jr, Doctor, Otorhinolaryngologist
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“In Chile, I searched for an English class like this, something more unusual, a way to learn English that was completely new. I wanted to speak a lot, and here with interesting topics and cultural places to talk about, I found my English voice. I was very shy, so the most important benefit for me was to become more relaxed, to improve my listening and speaking. New expressions. Lots of variety. Step by Step. My experience in San Francisco was like a beautiful dream.”
Edgard Mauricio Fuentes, Mining Technology Engineer
Santiago, Chile
“I wanted to gain conversational English, to enlarge my life experience. I needed to improve a lot, both speaking and writing in English. From the first meeting I knew that your way of working was a great fit. You customized classes for me, shared your amazing knowledge, suggested articles and podcasts. You took a personal interest in my progress. So much creative energy, each class was an adventure."
Carol Lefevre, Artist, Zen practitioner
São Paulo, Brazil
“I was so lucky to find Tessa. She customized every class to my special interests. I wanted to speak for hours, and she was so patient! I made presentations and we had lively discussions about Warren Buffet, K-Pop, and video clips from my favorite shows “Modern Family” and Conan O’ Brian. I tasted the SF lifestyle with visits to Google SF campus, Philz coffee, Japantown. I never imagined that it would be possible, but now I really do speak English!”
Minhyuk Kim, Accountant
Seoul, South Korea
“What a totally different experience, learning English with you was. We read articles about global politics, travel and culture. I learned how to write and transform the style of my CV from German into English, and practice valuable interview skills. You helped facilitate a site visit to Google SF campus. Our conversation classes in the charming cafes of San Francisco were lively and fun!”
Alexandra Van Der Nuft, Head of HR
Frankfurt, Germany
“I discovered a whole new experience of English through art, at SFMOMA…I opened my mind up…I don’t know how to explain it, but you are different, you always give a shape to help students learn better…Tessa, you took me out of my comfort zone…you are an incredible teacher…outgoing and curious, interested in learning from your students.”
Genio Moreira, Manager
São Paulo, Brazil
“I wanted to discover what it was like to be a local person, to experiment with a very different culture from my own. With your classes I had freedom to talk about my life, to express my opinions. You gave me a whole new vocabulary, great expressions and useful information. It was an amazing experience for me to learn and grow as a person.”
Susanne Held, Nurse
Leutschach, Austria
“Having lessons with you was just great, ‘no-book classes’ were so much more interesting. Even if we forgot to speak about a lot of the things we said we would, because there was always a ‘red herring’ and it was fleeing like a hell eel. You were good at developing intuition in tuition. Outdoor lessons across the city of San Francisco gave me so many rich experiences and opportunities to learn in unusual ways. Easy to forget I was having a lesson, excellent memories!”
Thierry Simeao, Programmer
Paris, France
“I tried many English classes over many years…I didn’t want another traditional classroom experience. You showed me how to learn English using the city of San Francisco as the classroom. You have a good nose to sniff out what is alive, interesting, and fun. You are a great listener, I could speak about my life and you asked me excellent questions. WOW, you made this a memorable experience. Beleza purê!"
Jose Roberto Macea, CEO & Marketing Director
São Paulo, Brazil