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About Me

My name's María, and I am an English teacher from Spain. I live in a seaside town in the north of Spain. I'm married and I have a 9-year-old daughter.

Profile

Location: Gijón, Spain
Hometown: Gijón, Spain
Occupation: teacher
Gender: Female
Birthday: 07-03-1964
Zodiac Sign: cancer
Years Teaching: 16
Favorite Age Group: kids-adults
Family: yes, one kid

Hobbies & Interests

Reading,listening to music,theatre, cooking, travelling. I'm learning French at the moment. I love swimming, walking in the countryside and fishing.

Teaching & Education

Education Background

I went to a state secondary school in my hometown. I read English and Spanish at University of Oviedo. I graduated with a BA, and did a postgraduate course on Translation at Dublin City University. I might go back to college ( the Spanish version of Open University) when my daughter's older.

Countries Visited

Portugal
France
Ireland( I have studied and worked here for a few years)
China
USA
UK

Countries Taught In

Spain
Ireland

Favorites

Music

I like a bit of everything. Pop and rock especially bands from the 70s and 80s ( U2, Fleetwood Mac), folk music ( Asturian and Irish), classical music ( Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach), Soul music.

Movies

movies based on books ( Room with a view, Pride and Prejudice), a good comedy ( When Harry met Sally), old movies ( westerns, thriller ( Hitchcock's movies)- kids'movies ( Shrek)

Books

I read a bit of everything, in Spanish and in English.
I enjoy reading the classics ( Jane Austen, Dickens, Oscar Wilde, etc..) plus contemporary writers in both languages ( Gabriel García Márquez, Paul Auster, Nick Hornby, Amy Tan etc...)
I would recommend José Saramago's books, and " Sostiene Pereira" by Antonio Tabucci

Websites

Educational ones plus BBC, CNN and newpapers

Life Philosophy

Treat the rest of the people how you would like to be treated by them.
Respect other people's culture, religion and traditions
If you have to do something, try to do it well
Work hard and you will get your reward.