Department of State
I spent five weeks of intensive, one-on-one Spanish language instruction with Luis Castro to help dust off my skill set and work towards professional proficiency. Luis is very familiar with the ILR testing scale [0-5] and was able to quickly hone in on areas where I needed improvement and designed a plan to help improve in those areas.
He put me through the paces with creative reading, listening, speaking, and grammatical exercises. He has a lot of reading and listening material to draw from including current events, health, science and ethics, economics, foreign policy, education, and sports, among other topics. He was patient, kind, generous, and fostered a learning environment where I felt as though I could make errors and ask questions. I would not hesitate to study with Luis again and would recommend him to anyone looking to acquire, improve, or perfect their Spanish language abilities.