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Hi! My name is Michael. I'm a native English speaker from Canada, with an undergraduate degree in History, a Master's degree in Theology/Church History, and an Education degree. I also have experience tutoring and teaching ESL and French to people one-on-one, and in a group setting. I'm married, and my wife and I gain strength and joy from supporting each other's goals. I love learning languages and interacting with people from a variety of different places and cultures.
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FRANYELIS ✈
Spanish
Dec 5, 2024
Conocer a Michael fue tan agradable, él tiene un español muy interesante y una pronunciación clara, no fue para nada difícil entenderlo y él entendía muy bien mis preguntas, hablamos de su aprendizaje y en todas mis curiosidades y preguntas él encontraba muy bien las palabras.. Será un placer seguir siendo parte de su progreso y practicas, hasta pronto Michael :).
Silvia
Italian
Aug 16, 2023
Michael, it's been an absolute pleasure to meet you! I really enjoyed our conversation and the way we talked about different topics. You certainly have a gift for languages and I'm pretty sure you'll be fluent in Italian in no time! Hope you'll choose me to help you get there! Spero di rivederti presto! ;)
Johana Berrio
Spanish
Jan 4, 2022
Maravillosa clase, estoy feliz de verte de nuevo.
Diana
Spanish
Jul 14, 2021
Siempre es un gusto trabajar con Michael, excelente persona, excelente español. Gracias por escogerme una vez más como tu maestra, y gracias por compartir la cultura de Canadá conmigo :) Nos vemos pronto
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    Addicted to Facebook.

    Now, I am trying to stay away from social media. I finished my career a month and a half ago and since then, I've not been able to find an entire day of peace. I have nothing to do, which is a serious problem considering I live in a small town that is half an hour from Bogotá, the capital city of my country. That´s why I became addicted to Facebook.

    Being addicted to Facebook is a serious thing. I usually spend about 7 hours in on my Facebook page. I like to find out things about people I know, I love to chat with my friends (or anyone) and I like to watch funny videos. But when you realize you can´t sleep well and you are developing weird relationships with some of your Facebook friends in which you depend on the contact with them on whom you depend for contact, and you are giving them a lot of information about your private life; when you try to talk with someone face to face or virtually and you have nothing to say because your brain isn't working anymore, you start asking yourself if it is healthy to you to spend time in that way.

    This writing exercise is helping me to distract my mind from other things. Besides learning English I am doing a lot of fun activities (yes, fun activities) this month. For example, I´m reading a book called “La Vorágine”, which is very interesting because it describes Colombian landscapes. I´m also learning about Colombian history and the history of photography. That´s ok, I guess, because I´m 22 and time is passing by very fast, I should spend my time doing memorable things…

    Thanks for you help :).
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    Status quo: what speaking in English represents to me

    I would like to say that learning English is something I do only by my own for myself, only because I want to, and because it's a pleasure for me. As a French person, I could say that for the majority of the languages but unfortunately learning English is becoming mandatory if we want to get a good job and a good position in big companies, even French companies.
    Of course, to be able to speak in English with others is very interesting. However, it has become too common for everybody and sometimes you just feel like a shit when you do not understand. I just wanted to underline that at least we have made the effort to learn another language other than our native one.
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    About nature

    I live in Moscow, Russia. Moscow region is located in the central part of the country. The nature of our region is quite severe. The weather is very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. There are a lot of forests and rivers around Moscow. You can go hiking or fishing there. You can also camp and go bird-watching. But you have to be careful. There are many different plants and animals in the forests. Do not eat fruits and berries that you don't know. And away from big animals. You are unlikely can to see a bear, but wild boars, deer, wolves and foxes are common. Wild boars are one of the most dangerous animals of the Russian forests (we could also say: "Wild boars are one of the most dangerous animals in the Russian forests").
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    July 17, 2016
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    A ride on a kiddie ride and on my bike for my daughter.

    Today is the July 14, 2016. As with every year, it's a rainy day. I didn't watch the military parade on TV broadcast this morning. I went to a (Walmart-like) retail store to do some shopping with my daughter and my wife.
    My daughter is reluctant to sit in the shopping cart because she knows that she won't be able to walk wherever she wants and touch whatever she'd like to.

    So I had warned her and she remained seated in the cart and when she was started sobbing (you could also say here: "and when she began to cry), I recalled reminded her that she''d get a ride at the kiddie rides afterwards.
    She gently said OK and was adorable.

    Then, as promised we went to the kiddie rides and she had two rides with another toddler. Once finished, she acted out and cried because it was over.
    When I wanted to get her out of the kiddie ride she tried to hit me in the face. I yelled at her and told her it was forbidden to hit her daddy!
    It's normal, she doesn't know how to cope with her frustration and it's the age when toddlers try to hit...

    She napped after lunch and then we headed to the woods with our bikes for a ride around. It was so relaxing for the three of us. On the way, we saw cows in a meadow; my daughter also fed a poney, and then we went back home.
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    July 14, 2016
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