Hello Jorge!
It is a pleasure to be able to interview you. We are sure that all the students of Hispania, escuela de español they are curious to know you better.
To begin with, could you tell us what is the characteristic that defines you the most?
The characteristic that defines me the most is punctuality. I like to be punctual when I meet with my friends, family, students… Many times in class students say that Spaniards are very late and that is the moment to open a debate or I use this characteristic to introduce myself in a new class, so they see that not all Spaniards are late hahaha.
What encouraged you to choose to be a Spanish teacher?
The truth is that I started working in Hispania as a professor of History and Art. Little by little I got to know how the ELE world works, I liked watching my classmates prepare the classes and I was curious to learn more about my own language. That's why I decided to do the E / LE Teacher Training Courses providing Hispania, escuela de español. Hispania immediately gave me the opportunity and today, apart from being a History and Art teacher, I can also teach Spanish.
What do you like most about your profession?
What I like most is dealing with students, having access to other cultures, other languages, other ways of seeing and understanding the world. In other jobs I wouldn't be able to have such easy access to the world. Also, being able to learn about typical festivals, traditions, music, food, is what I like most about this profession, being able to learn about other cultures.
What topic do you like to teach the most in class?
I really don't have a favorite subject. I really like the initial groups, because they do not have any knowledge of Spanish and during the first week we have to give them the tools to be able to communicate in a basic way. See their faces when they understand the contents, how their eyes light up in class, how they remember you for months because you were their first reference in Spain or how they return to school years later to greet you and thank you for helping them during their stage in Hispania, escuela de español. That is what I like the most, so I would choose the first and second week in the Spanish study.
Your favorite classroom in Hispania?
Here I have no doubt, it's number 5 or number 6. These classrooms are equipped with touch projectors and, apart from Spanish, we also do Selectivity, such as Art or History classes, we use the projector as a complementary tool to be able to see videos, images or comment on texts. oh! And let's not forget its wonderful views of our palm trees 😉
Would you recommend any book or movie for our students?
For students, rather than a book or a film, I would recommend a series about the history of Spain, called Memoria de España. It may be very technical, but it is very interesting to learn about our history. Another highly recommended series, which has won many awards, is El Ministerio del Tiempo, which is more comical but also serves to learn, through this more entertaining plot, the history of our country on a cultural and social level.
In your spare time, what do you like to do?
In my spare time I have 2 passions. The first is to get lost with the car in Spain to discover every corner of our geography. My second passion is practicing all kinds of sports, such as soccer, fronton, jogging, hiking… For example, during the summer we organize soccer matches at school and I am always the first to sign up. The truth is that I really like to share moments with my girlfriend, with my family or with my friends and enjoy a pleasant conversation.
Your favorite place in Valencia?
Nature is one of my passions, that's why I love the Jardines del Turia, that is, our wonderful river. It is our green lung with almost 10 kilometers perfect for walking, practicing any sport, doing cultural activities, sunbathing, reading books or listening to music, even picnics or parties with the family. For me, it is the Central Park of Valencia.
If you weren't a teacher, would you be...
…I would be an archaeologist. During my time as a university student I worked as an archaeologist for 3 years. At the end of university and after consulting with my family I decided to go into teaching. This has not prevented me from participating in different excavations so as not to lose interest or contact with archaeology.
What it is for you Hispania, escuela de español?
For me, apart from being my job, Hispania, escuela de español It is part of my life. The whole team is a big family, because apart from being colleagues we are great friends and we carry our relationship even outside of school, sharing weekends, dinners, meals and different activities. As I said before, Hispania has given me the opportunity to meet hundreds of people from all over the world, not only on a teacher-student level, but on a personal level with true friendships. I am very grateful for this opportunity to be able to work at the best Spanish school in the world.
