My name is Jameka, but I go by Mika. I'm from Philadelphia, PA and work for a hospital management company. I'm an Associate PC LAN Technician, I'm a part of the tech support team of our company. My reasons for wanting to learn Spanish is, I learned it for 3 years in high school. I was pretty good at it, I could carry on a conversation, I could read and write in it. I could even understand native speakers. But once I left high school, I didn't continue with it, and I lost it...so to say. Over the course of seven years, I've been brushing up on my Spanish on and off. It's been tough because I couldn't find the time nor motivation to really keep up with it. But now, I have friends online who's first language is Spanish, and I feel terrible that they speak and type in English because I can't communicate well in their mother language. I want to gain Spanish back, not only for my friends, but for myself. What I'm looking for is a teacher that is patient with an otherwise shy person like myself. One that is always afraid of making mistakes. Someone that can make it fun for me to learn!