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El Profesor

I am a computer software person by profession (software architect), but a linguist, and scientist by interest and passion. I have been focusing on Spanish for over two years through CDs, TV , books, internet, and travel. Next on my to do list are other Romance languages. But I have to master Spanish first! I love linguistics, and I love to communicate with others who share that. I love to learn, and I love to teach. He estado concentrando en español durante más de dos años. Uso principalmente la telenovela, Destinos, porque tengo el escrito. También uso la TV (Telenovelas mejicanas y colombinas), libros, el Internet (aqui y lomastv.com principalmente), y el viajar. ¡Pero mi español todavía es una mierda! ¡Las personas que hablan español hablan demasiado rápido! Quiero estudiar otras lenguas romances (portugués, francés, e italiano). Pero tengo que dominar español primero! Me gusta aprender, y me gusta enseñar. Me encanta linguistica, y me encanta hablar de idiomas con otros que comparten e

Languages

Speaks:

  • Arabic | Native
  • English | Fluent
Learning:

  • Spanish | Intermediate
  • French | Intermediate
  • Italian | Beginner
  • Portuguese (Portugal) | Beginner

Personal Information

  • Sex: Male
  • City: Washington, DC
  • Country: United States
  • Member since: Wed, Oct 31st 2007

Interests

Movies
  • Spanish movies. Almodovar.  French movies. Hate most Hollywood movies.
TV
  • Not a regular viewer. Few shows: Daily Show with Jon Stuart, Bill Mahr. Spanish telenovelas - to train my ears.
Music
  • Rock. Soul. Classical.  Arabic. Spanish Rock. Can't stand rap and hip-hop.
Sports
  • Work out with SmartBells. Exercise Bike. Swimming. Walking my dog. Sex.
Books
  • Richard Dawkins. Science. Evolutionary Biology. Philosophy. Socratic Dialog. Critical Thinking. Bi-lingual Spanish/English books.
    Software Architecture. Patterns in architecture, software, linguistics. Java technology. Geek and non-Geek material.
Religion
  • Atheist. Rationalist. Humanist.
Politics
  • Mainly anti stupidity and anti apathy. Which means I think George Bush is an idiot. This I wanted people to be clear about because he is sort of my neighbor in the DC area.  My idea of a great president is Ralph Nader - shows how practical I am!  Liberal on some issues, conservative on others. Left on some issues, right on others. More left-leaning, though.

School

  • Georgia Institue of Technology
  • Degree: Masters in Computer Science

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Courses

  • English 202
    0%
  • English 201
    0%
  • English 102
    0%
  • English 101
    0%
  • Spanish 102
    20%
  • Spanish 201
    68%
  • Spanish 101
    19%
  • Spanish 202
    92%

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  • I Teach: English
  • My Teaching Level: Fluent
  • My Resume: I can help with English grammar, style, and writing.