My Spanish Eye
An organic vision of learning Spanish in Los Angeles
our teachers and philosophy
We, the instructors at My Spanish Eye, claim Spanish as our native tongue, and we claim it with love! With such fondness for our language comes a fresh, organic approach to teaching it. Our classes have a 1:1 student-teacher ratio—meaning the lesson is not only tailored to you, but you get a personalized curriculum that evolves as your knowledge evolves. Each series of classes starts with a free initial meeting where we discuss your goals for learning Spanish, as well as how you hope to put it to use in your life. From there, we begin your customized class series. You can expect to use a wide variety of fun and timely course materials, from pop song lyrics to contemporary news items. We may even draw from recipes, literature, or a marketplace field trip! We like to use many different learning tools, because just as life can’t be contained in a book, learning cannot be contained in a simple classroom.
My Spanish Eye
is committed to honoring and embracing the Spanish Language through an
inspiring, fresh and organic approach to teaching and by providing
spontaneous Spanish speaking opportunities in Los Angeles.
We hope you share our vision of the organic learning experience, and we hope you’ll let us help you in your endeavor to learn Spanish!
Dariana Cruz
We hope you share our vision of the organic learning experience, and we hope you’ll let us help you in your endeavor to learn Spanish!
Dariana Cruz
Dariana Cruz was born
and raised in Caracas-Venezuela. Dariana is the founder of My Spanish
Eye. She holds a BA in Marketing and Publishing from the Superior
Institute University in Venezuela. She has been teaching Spanish as a
second language for more than 10 years, and has built the MSE learning
philosophy based on her language teaching experiences and the
successful results of her method.
She's currently the Director of MSE and is regularly developing more ideas and new projects to take the company into a more creative and complete space for easy, organic and flexible Spanish learning opportunities. Dariana personally trains all Teachers at MSE and makes sure her method is well implemented throughout all courses and activities.
In addition to directing MSE, Dariana has a design profession which gives here a broad perspective of life and of course always a creative vision to business and communication.
She's currently the Director of MSE and is regularly developing more ideas and new projects to take the company into a more creative and complete space for easy, organic and flexible Spanish learning opportunities. Dariana personally trains all Teachers at MSE and makes sure her method is well implemented throughout all courses and activities.
In addition to directing MSE, Dariana has a design profession which gives here a broad perspective of life and of course always a creative vision to business and communication.
Isabel Galland
Born and raised in a well-educated Venezuelan family. Isabel is our head Instructor. She has a BA degree in Communications from a well-known Venezuelan University. She has been teaching Spanish as a second language for more than 4 years, at all levels and ages. Isa (as we like to call her) also has a Graphic design background which makes her a very creative an versatile Instructor. She is always collaborating with ideas and valuable add-ons to our organic Spanish Speaking program.
The experience of having learned English as a foreign language and living in the United States gives Isabel further insight into understanding the challenges facing her students, not only in terms of language, but also of cross-cultural issues, which is one of her favorite topics. Isa enjoys organizing our so called “Parrandas” every month, she is great at finding rich Spanish Speaking events in LA where one can completely immerse his or herself into the Hispanic culture. As she says, "It’s such fulfilling experience!" This is also her way of giving back to the community that has opened so many new horizons in her life.
The experience of having learned English as a foreign language and living in the United States gives Isabel further insight into understanding the challenges facing her students, not only in terms of language, but also of cross-cultural issues, which is one of her favorite topics. Isa enjoys organizing our so called “Parrandas” every month, she is great at finding rich Spanish Speaking events in LA where one can completely immerse his or herself into the Hispanic culture. As she says, "It’s such fulfilling experience!" This is also her way of giving back to the community that has opened so many new horizons in her life.