Todos los instructors de Bridge-Linguatec tienen título universitario. Todos nuestros profesores reciben un entrenamiento extensivo y permanente de la metodología Bridge-Linguatec. La mayoría de nuestros instructores se han graduado de nuestro programa de Certificado de entrenamiento de profesores TEFL y CELTA.

Seleccionamos a nuestros instructores no sólo por sus calificaciones enseñando inglés sino también por su personalidad extrovertida, paciencia, creatividad, y lo más importante, por su entusiasmo al enseñar.


   




Hello, I´m Laurel Monette. After doing a study abroad semester in Chile in 1998, I decided to return and teach English after graduation. I am a business and Spanish major from a small college in Michigan, and wanted to return to Chile to practice my Spanish and learn about the business environment in Latin America. I have worked at Bridge-Linguatec for two years and have enjoyed getting to know many prominent businesses in Santiago. In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer, trying out new restaurants, and taking random buses around the city.



Hi! My name is Steve Howry. After spending the last seven years in the small fishing town of Homer, Alaska, I decided to leave the "Last Frontier" and migrate southward to challenge myself with new experiences. In Alaska, I was a commercial fisherman during the summers, and throughout the rest of the year, I worked as Social Worker and Program Manager for families on Public Assistance. Of course, Alaska is astonishingly beautiful and a fantastic playground of trekking and recreation, so, naturally, I wanted to explore the equal beauty of the Southern Cone. In short, what was to be a 3-month vacation, has now turned out to be an indefinite love affair with Chile! Teaching at Bridge-Linguatec has been a great way to meet extraordinary people, as well as familiarize myself with the enterprising and rapidly growing economic foundations of Santiago.
 




After graduating from Georgetown University with a major in theology, I decided to spend a year in Chile before starting law school. My home is in New York, but I honestly feel just about as comfortable in Santiago. I originally came to Chile to ski and to study at Bridge-Linguatec during my summer vacation. I quickly fell in love with the country and immediately knew I had to come back. I've been working at Bridge-Linguatec for the past 4 months and have to admit that although I was at first hesitant about teaching English, I've grown to really enjoy it. I've had the opportunity to learn a lot about Chile and it's culture from my students and have also had the opportunity to watch them grow as English speakers. In my spare time, I work for an NGO, which brings technology to low-income communities throughout Chile. I have come to speak Spanish with relative fluency just by interacting daily with Chilean people, and I hope to work in the future as an attorney with the Hispanic community in the United States.





Hi there. My name is Tim Barrett and I have been living in Santiago and teaching at Bridge-Linguatec for a little over eight months. I am originally from western Massachusetts and I studied education and theater at Trinity College in Hartford for about six years. I'm not really sure how I ended up down here, I wanted to learn more about Latin American culture and the Spanish language and Santiago sounded as good as anywhere else. Having arrived here, however, I am very happy with the decision I made. The Chilean people are incredible and the country itself is amazing .
 




I'm Margaret Gilbert and I have been living in Santiago for five months. I studied here for my junior year and fell in love with the country. After I graduated from Kenyon College in May 2002, I headed back here almost immediately. Chile is the perfect solution for the recent college grad who dreads the real world. There are millions of things to do inside and outside of the city-trekking, skiing, beachhopping, eating delicious food, or learning to cook new Chilean recipes. Everything allows you to prolong the magic and discovery of being a kid. The Chilean people are very friendly and they love to discuss their country and exchange ideas about international politics. I enjoy the constant challenge and excitement of living abroad. Who knows when I'll be living it up, but until then I'll living it up here in Chile.
 





Hello, my name is Monika Novotny and I have been in Chile for almost ten months and teaching at Bridge-Linguatec for eight. I came here shortly after completing my degree in Physical Geography from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Being here has really helped me appreciate my degree with the volcanoes, beaches, rivers, mountains and I still have to discover the glaciers in the south and then desert in the north, you can find everything here. The Chilean people are extremely friendly and the food is excellent. As for teaching at Bridge-Linguatec it has been a great experience allowing me challenge myself and has been extremely rewarding. I have met some great people here and made some great friends.
   





I really discovered Bridge-Linguatec by accident. I had studied psychology in Undergrad, then moved on to a grad program in Social Work in Chicago. After my program finished, I began thinking about visiting Chile, primarily to visit family for vacation and to see if I could find a social work position abroad. While researching work opportunities in Santiago, I stumbled upon the web site. After interviewing and getting to know more about it, it seemed that everyone here was from completely different backgrounds for all types of reasons. Now that I'm here, I find that the other teachers are a great source of support, friendship, and laughs. Plus, the strong Chicago connection is a nice bonus. .
 





Hola! My name is Sharon and I´ve been here in Chile for four months now. Originally I come from New Jersey, but spent my college years in the incredible town of Madison, WI, finishing in 2001 with a dual degree in Legal Studies and Psychology. After a brief stint as a ski instructor in Vermont, and some studying/ traveling in Southern Africa, I decided to further postpone real life by coming down to Chile to learn Spanish. It was a tad difficult adjusting to life in this giant metropolis without speaking the language, but I was able to meet some great folks through working here at Bridge-Linguatec. Teaching English and getting the opportunity to interact with and teach people involved in various businesses throughout Santiago, has led to some fascinating discussions and has allowed me to gain a greater appreciation of Chilean politics, sports and cultural issues. I´m also a student at Bridge-Linguatec now and am loving taking classes from the Chilean teachers here! Living and working in Santiago has been an incredible experience. There´s something for everyone- great food, beautiful beaches, incredible hiking, and fabulous music and dancing. Chileans are some of the most friendly and hospitable people I have ever met. So come and enjoy!





My name is Kerry Leonard; I'm originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I have been living and teaching English in Santiago for 5 months. After spending six months in 2001 traveling and studying Spanish throughout Latin America, I decided to move to a Spanish speaking country to further improve my speaking, and also to really experience a foreign culture. I chose Chile because of its relatively strong economy and because of the good things I had heard about it (it was not one of the countries I had visited during my travels). Living in Santiago has been a wonderful experience (with everything to offer from flamenco to sushi), and trying to master Chile's unique version of Spanish has proved to be an always-interesting challenge. Through my interaction with my students, teaching English at Bridge-Linguatec has been a great way to learn about Chilean culture, history, politics, or anything else, for that matter (like where to find a good Indian restaurant). In addition, the teachers and staff have created a friendly community in which it is a pleasure to work.
 





I am from just outside Dallas, Texas. No place will ever be as good as Texas, but Chile is pretty darn close. Like Texas, Chile has the mountains, the ocean, the snow, and the desert. The national sport here is the rodeo. The stereotype of the man from days passed is the 'huaso' - a cowboy. They eat loads of beef here and it is as hot as #°?* during the summer months. The people are friendly and their pride is abundant. Have you ever compared the flags of Chile and Texas? When I arrived here, I found myself wondering why the Texas flag was flying. In all seriousness, I have traveled a lot of places, and Chile is one of the best places I have ever been. There is so much to see and do. Working for Bridge-Linguatec has been really great. Classes are interesting and quite entertaining. I have learned a lot and working here has given me the opportunity to live here and travel in Chile and South America. This is definitely a worthwhile endeavor! (If, however, you try your hardest and just cannot manage to make it down here, rest assured that you can always just travel toTexas.)





I´m originally from Los Angeles, California and came to Chile in February of 2002 in search of new experiences. I´ve enjoyed learning about the culture, meeting new people, improving my Spanish and exploring Chile. Teaching English gives me the chance to hear stories from people of various professional, economical and social backgrounds; there are challenging students, but the students who are truly motivated and interested in the language make all the difference. Living and working in another country provides invaluable and life-long rewards and opportunities. .
 



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