The AIL Madrid team members have a few things in common: they love learning languages, making friends from across the globe, helping new faces feel at home, and above all sharing their passion for Madrid. They are warm, occasionally silly, and always there for you whether it’s at the school, on a tour of Madrid, or one of those famous late nights at the bar!
Chris is the milk bottle white skinned blondie from a small town near Manchester. You will probably see him in the corridors, since he is always rushing around the school looking like he is on an important mission. After more than 20 years in Madrid, he is more madrileño than most. When he is not busy making sure the rest of us are doing our job properly, his hobbies are spending time with his children, eating Indian food, playing poker and doing crossfit. He is approachable and loves speaking to students so please do introduce yourself to him.
Le was so fascinated with Spanish that, 5 years ago, he decided to hop on a plane to Spain; and after almost 24 hours of travel and years worth of experiences, he’s still here with us! Before joining the AIL team in 2013, he lived in Seville and Salamanca but, the moment he set foot in Madrid, he knew this was where he wanted to be! But if your real question is "where is he from?", and you might hear a rumor in the hallways about Beijing, he will tell you that he’s as Chinese as a Sevillano and as Spanish as a bowl of rice… or was it the other way around ? But the real truth is that Le is an indispensable member of our team, and it's a huge pleasure to see his smile everyday! -
After losing his luggage on the journey from his hometown (Cambridge, UK), Martin arrived in Madrid for the first time with nothing to cover himself with except his travel insurance. Fortunately, his insurance provided him the funds to go shopping. Unfortunately, Martin hates shopping. But fortunately, he ended up finding some great clothes and started life in Madrid with a fresh new look! Martin soon joined the AIL Madrid family in the summer of 2015, where he can now be found each morning in the calming presence of a cup of tea with some biscuits. He’s passionate about football and photography, and is fascinated by geography. If you see him around the school, ask him to name the capitals of the world – he knows them all!
Katharina’s love for Spain, its language and its people all started with a six-day trip to Barcelona that snowballed into eight years of living in the country. She now never plans on leaving! Since joining us in early 2016, Katherina has been making every day a brighter one for us with her contagious smile and energy. She loves greeting new people and is always the first to volunteer showing new faces around our school, so be sure to stop by and say hello! Outside of work, Katharina loves dancing and knows all the best places in Madrid to get her groove on to some Soul and Funk
Dora or, as we like to call her, “Dora the Explorer” comes from Budapest, Hungary and has been a part of Madrid’s family member since fall 2015! She came to Spain as many do; just for a visit… that has lasted for 10 years so far! She first lived in Salamanca but she loves big cities, so she decided to give the capital a try! She immediately fell in love with the city, then with a special someone… and the rest is history! In her free time, Dora loves travelling, exploring new countries and learning from other cultures. Her favorite thing to do is listen to music, and she’s always listening to something motivating on her way to AIL every morning- she thinks it’s just as good as a big cup of coffee!
Robert is Polish, although he was born in Athens and lived there for 16 years. After that, he decided to return to Poland where he studied Romance Philology (French and Spanish). Also, he studied Polish as foreign language in order to teach his mother tongue to foreigners. During his career, he particopated in Erasmus exchange program, for Murcia, where he had the opportunity to know the Spanish culture and mindset. He loves to travel through Spain and discover it: he worked two summers in Catalonia, travelled to Valencia, Alicante and, obviously, to Madrid. Robert came to Madrid for the first time 3 years ago to do a Spanish language course. By the way, he had Spanish classes with one of our amazing Spanish teachers, Helena. After three years he cae back and for him it is a great surprise to work with his ex-teacher of Spanish, who has become his co-worker. He still remembers that he was captivated with atmosphere of Madrid, its style, weather and smiling, diverse people; so he promised himself that he will live in Madrid as soon as he will have finished his studies in Poland. As he likes to stick with what he promises himself, in 2019 he have moved in to Madrid and his dream came true. AIL Madrid is for him a great opportunity to get new experience, to learn more about his professional competences and to meet new people.
The AIL Madrid team members have a few things in common: they love learning languages, making friends from across the globe, helping new faces feel at home, and above all sharing their passion for Madrid. They are warm, occasionally silly, and always there for you whether it’s at the school, on a tour of Madrid, or one of those famous late nights at the bar!
Chris is the milk bottle white skinned blondie from a small town near Manchester. You will probably see him in the corridors, since he is always rushing around the school looking like he is on an important mission. After more than 20 years in Madrid, he is more madrileño than most. When he is not busy making sure the rest of us are doing our job properly, his hobbies are spending time with his children, eating Indian food, playing poker and doing crossfit. He is approachable and loves speaking to students so please do introduce yourself to him.
Le was so fascinated with Spanish that, 5 years ago, he decided to hop on a plane to Spain; and after almost 24 hours of travel and years worth of experiences, he’s still here with us! Before joining the AIL team in 2013, he lived in Seville and Salamanca but, the moment he set foot in Madrid, he knew this was where he wanted to be! But if your real question is "where is he from?", and you might hear a rumor in the hallways about Beijing, he will tell you that he’s as Chinese as a Sevillano and as Spanish as a bowl of rice… or was it the other way around ? But the real truth is that Le is an indispensable member of our team, and it's a huge pleasure to see his smile everyday! -
After losing his luggage on the journey from his hometown (Cambridge, UK), Martin arrived in Madrid for the first time with nothing to cover himself with except his travel insurance. Fortunately, his insurance provided him the funds to go shopping. Unfortunately, Martin hates shopping. But fortunately, he ended up finding some great clothes and started life in Madrid with a fresh new look! Martin soon joined the AIL Madrid family in the summer of 2015, where he can now be found each morning in the calming presence of a cup of tea with some biscuits. He’s passionate about football and photography, and is fascinated by geography. If you see him around the school, ask him to name the capitals of the world – he knows them all!
Katharina’s love for Spain, its language and its people all started with a six-day trip to Barcelona that snowballed into eight years of living in the country. She now never plans on leaving! Since joining us in early 2016, Katherina has been making every day a brighter one for us with her contagious smile and energy. She loves greeting new people and is always the first to volunteer showing new faces around our school, so be sure to stop by and say hello! Outside of work, Katharina loves dancing and knows all the best places in Madrid to get her groove on to some Soul and Funk
Dora or, as we like to call her, “Dora the Explorer” comes from Budapest, Hungary and has been a part of Madrid’s family member since fall 2015! She came to Spain as many do; just for a visit… that has lasted for 10 years so far! She first lived in Salamanca but she loves big cities, so she decided to give the capital a try! She immediately fell in love with the city, then with a special someone… and the rest is history! In her free time, Dora loves travelling, exploring new countries and learning from other cultures. Her favorite thing to do is listen to music, and she’s always listening to something motivating on her way to AIL every morning- she thinks it’s just as good as a big cup of coffee!
Robert is Polish, although he was born in Athens and lived there for 16 years. After that, he decided to return to Poland where he studied Romance Philology (French and Spanish). Also, he studied Polish as foreign language in order to teach his mother tongue to foreigners. During his career, he particopated in Erasmus exchange program, for Murcia, where he had the opportunity to know the Spanish culture and mindset. He loves to travel through Spain and discover it: he worked two summers in Catalonia, travelled to Valencia, Alicante and, obviously, to Madrid. Robert came to Madrid for the first time 3 years ago to do a Spanish language course. By the way, he had Spanish classes with one of our amazing Spanish teachers, Helena. After three years he cae back and for him it is a great surprise to work with his ex-teacher of Spanish, who has become his co-worker. He still remembers that he was captivated with atmosphere of Madrid, its style, weather and smiling, diverse people; so he promised himself that he will live in Madrid as soon as he will have finished his studies in Poland. As he likes to stick with what he promises himself, in 2019 he have moved in to Madrid and his dream came true. AIL Madrid is for him a great opportunity to get new experience, to learn more about his professional competences and to meet new people.
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