Lucia Alvarez

In March 2013, I started studying at my hometown university. Because of personal reasons, I had to start to work mostly full time and I had to put it on hold for a while, but I was able to complete it in 2021 and even start teaching while I was still a student.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, I started teaching English online still working for the company I had been working with. I quit in 2021 when I moved to the US but I have continued teaching to my own private students in Argentina and around South America.

For over a month in 2019, I taught English to fifth graders. This was part of my university's teaching training program. I was constantly supervised during this time but I had complete autonomy in terms of lesson planning and methodology and I was also in complete control of the class even though I was being observed.

I joined the company in October 2017 to substitute for a teacher and I ended up working for it for 4 years. I started teaching adults, which I loved the most, and eventually started teaching teenagers and school-aged children as well. The company offered constant training opportunities and lesson plans were checked regularly as well.