Hi, I'm Santiago, a native speaker from Bogotá. We talk about your life, your work and your trips, and you leave every class able to say something new. If a rule gets confusing, I can explain it in English or German.
★★★★★ 5.0 from 10 student reviews · 25-min half lesson to start
How it works
$15 / €13 · 25 min
Pay the 25-minute half lesson with PayPal, then pick a time. We check your level and agree on your goal: conversation, travel, work or everyday Spanish.
Packs from $30/lesson
If you like it, pay for a pack. Each lesson is 50 minutes. Most students choose 10 lessons.
Speaking first
Book lessons when they suit your week. Speaking comes first, with corrections that stick and one clear focus each week.
Pricing
Every lesson is 50 minutes, 1:1 online. Most students continue with the 10-lesson pack.
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You start with a 25-minute half lesson for $15 (€13). Pay it with PayPal at the bottom of this page, then pick a time in my calendar.
A single 50-minute lesson is $40 (€37). Packs: 5 lessons for $170 (€155), 10 lessons for $325 (€300) and 20 lessons for $600 (€550).
Pay the half lesson with PayPal, then pick an open time in the calendar at the bottom of this page. It shows times in your own time zone and asks for your name and email so I can send you the meeting details. Paid lessons are booked the same way after you choose a pack.
All levels, including complete beginners, who get a calm, structured start. When a rule gets stuck I explain it briefly in English (C1) or German (B2), then we go back to Spanish.
Yes. Reschedule at least 24 hours before the lesson. Later changes may use a credit.
Paid lessons last 50 minutes. The half lesson is shorter on purpose: 25 minutes to meet, hear you speak and agree on a simple plan.
Most students continue with the 10-lesson pack after the half lesson. It is the best fit for steady progress.
Lessons and packs are paid with PayPal through the buttons on this page. The half lesson is paid the same way, before you book it.
The half lesson uses 0.5 credit (25 minutes). Each paid pack lesson uses 1 credit (50 minutes).
A no-show uses 1 credit, or the half lesson if that was the booking.
Yes. Unused lessons expire 6 months after purchase.
There is no refund on the first paid class or on a pack once it has started.
Yes. I speak English at C1 and German at B2. When a grammar rule gets stuck, I explain it briefly in English or German and then we go back to Spanish.
Colombian and Latin American Spanish, the Spanish you hear in Bogotá and across much of Latin America. If you need forms from Spain, for example vosotros, I point them out.
Yes. Beginners get a calm, structured start. The half lesson is there to check your level and the pace before you buy anything.
I prepare you for the skills the DELE tests, such as speaking freely and writing well-structured texts. I am not an official examiner and I don't promise a grade. Registration and dates go through the Instituto Cervantes.
You book in your own time zone. The booking form asks for it, and the calendar shows my open times converted for you.
Online, 1:1 by video call. Booking and packs stay on garnica.co. No WhatsApp, and you don't need a marketplace account.
Half lesson · 25 min
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The booking calendar asks for your name and email so I can send you the meeting details.
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