Alexis Humphrey

Alexis is a solo travel junkie, having slowly migrated across 45 countries in the past ten years. Playing with words makes Alexis a very happy girl, but if at the end of the day it can be washed down with a daring cocktail and an unidentifiable plate of food, then she's really living the dream. Currently dabbling in content creation and travel journalism, she is a Twitter fanatic and a optimistic linguist!

Anna Snyder

Anna is a freelance writer who studied creative writing at NUI, Galway and used to work as an English teacher in Moscow. She enjoys knitting and travelling and is currently exploring South America looking for ideas for her novel.

Bala Chambers

Bala is a true Latin American enthusiast who is deeply enamoured by the whole continent. He has made it his quest to cover every inch of Latin America, to posses insight into every Hispanic dialect and to unearth all if its cultural gems. He is also a Boca Juniors (Argentina) fan.

Clare Hopping

Clare has been writing for ten years and although she hasn't quite mastered writing in another language, she can speak conversational Spanish and a little Portuguese.

Dani Barrow

Dani is a writer and traveller living in Buenos Aires but is originally from Texas. She collects post cards, languages, and tattoos. She can also find her way around a kitchen.

Daniela Solis

Daniela is a content writer and ELT teacher who has a passion for languages & food (spicy dishes are her favorite!). She also loves traveling to beach destinations, spending time with her family and pets, and learning Portuguese.

Deb Cress

Deb lives in Liverpool, UK and is a counsellor who works with children and young people. Before working as a counsellor, she worked for a large communications company and especially enjoyed her time training employees in India. She is a governor at her local primary school and does a lot of charity work in her spare time. Her first degree was in English and American Literature and her passion for reading and writing have never left her. She writes part-time and is a keen blogger with a passion for food and travel writing. Deb likes to write poetry when she is in the right headspace but has yet to be brave enough to read aloud to an audience. As well as writing about food and travel, Deb writes for a parenting and education site in the US and regularly contributes to local education and mental health websites in the UK. She loves to learn about different cultures and listen to stories from around the world, and is a certified book geek. Deb is married with one daughter who shares her passion for books, travel, and a good quiz. Unfortunately, Deb cannot speak another language but she is trying really hard to learn Italian. Deb’s favourite places to visit are Tuscany, Paris, the Greek Islands, Isle of Skye, and Wales, where she loves to camp. She left a little bit of her heart in Kenya many years ago when she worked with children from disadvantaged backgrounds and she would love to return again soon. Her list of top places that she would like to visit include Japan, Iceland, and Morocco. She is hoping to tick Morocco off the list in 2020 and is also looking forward to finally passing her driving test. Deb’s other interests and hobbies include listening to music and attending gigs, cooking, baking, playing scrabble, walking, and more reading!

Emily Edgar

Emily is a Fordham University graduate in Psychology, and lives in New York City. She loves to learn and write about language, especially when it relates to her passions: art and culture.

Emma-Louise Bond

Emma is a freelance writer who is currently writing and eating her way through South America. She studied journalism and theatre at NYU, and is currently roaming through the continent, looking for ideas for her next novel.

Felix Funes

Felix is a freelance writer and language enthusiast. After getting his B.Ed. in English, he has worked as a writer for clients from all over the world. His love for languages has led him to learn Spanish, English, and a bit of Italian and he is currently studying Portuguese. In his free time, he enjoys reading books and watching soap operas. He is currently living in Argentina but loves to travel when he has the chance.

Immanuel Byoma

I was born and raised in Nigeria, until I moved to England as a teenager. That was when I discovered my love for writing. This passion continued when I went to the University of Southampton, where I studied economics. And yes, if I had known soon enough, I probably would have studied writing/communications instead. I began as a freelancer, writing on anything and everything I could find. It wasn’t until I teamed up with Language Trainers that my passion and ambitions to write really started to take off. As a freelancer, I have worked for clients on every continent and I have enjoyed helping people launch new careers, businesses and projects. Drawing on my travel experience and the clients I had worked with around the globe, I have been able to make meaningful contributions to Language Trainers. It is always an honour writing for businesses dedicated to making life easier for others and Language Trainers does just that; so, I am glad to be a part of their story. I speak English fluently and have picked up some words and phrases in French, Spanish, Hausa, Swahili and Yoruba. I enjoy travelling and discovering new things, especially new cultures and foods…I LOVE food! The joy of visiting foreign lands and discovering amazing stories and new ways of looking at things is immeasurable. When I’m not writing, I enjoy reading the news, watching basketball, watching movies and playing with animals. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a pilot but I was afraid of heights. As a result, I could not become a pilot, but now that I’m older, I still hope to become a helicopter pilot one day! Wish me luck! But until then, and even afterwards, I hope to keep making learning fun for people by writing amazing content, including encouraging people to travel and learn new languages.

Juan Nario

Juan is a blogger with a passion for foreign cultures. After completing his studies in English, he has been freelancing as a content writer for clients from the most distant countries. His passion for foreign languages has also led him to translate plays for independent theatre companies. In his free time, Juan enjoys reading great novels, writing poetry, and watching foreign films.

Katy Morton

Katy is a 29-year-old freelance journalist who can speak English (native), French and German.

Kelly Wang

Hi, I'm Kelly, I'm a CELTA qualified ESL teacher and freelance writer from the UK. I've taught as a private tutor in kitchens, cafes and restaurants across Europe, and in various classrooms prepping students for all kinds of exams, including the CAE and IELTS. I've tutored in the offices and board rooms of some of the biggest businesses in Europe, as well as in many smaller and growing companies. My specialty is teaching English for a specific purpose (business, for example) and exam preparation. I have never had a student fail an exam! Also, I write freelance, writing about a variety of subjects for a range of different clients. In particular, I enjoy writing about languages, travel, the environment and the health and welfare of wild, domestic and farm animals. These latter two have always been great subjects to discuss with language students to practise vocabulary and make for interesting conversations with fellow passengers while travelling, because everyone has so many different opinions and views. Exploring Europe has been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. It's been great to move from city to city, learning about different histories, cultures and, of course, cuisines! Europe has some truly beautiful capitals to visit, my personal favourite being Berlin. Though I much prefer the smaller towns and villages either in the countryside or on the coast. It's harder work when you don't speak much of the language but is by far the best way to really get to know a place and its people. Above all, I think the main thing travelling, teaching and writing have taught me, is that kindness and compassion are more important than anything else we do in this world. I really do believe that learning other languages is the first step in better understanding the people and cultures in this world that are so different from ours.

Matthew Dancis

Matthew is a freelance writer who studied Communications with a special focus in public relations and media studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA. Matthew also works as an English teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and spends his free time exploring South America. He is passionate about music, politics, and travel.

Nora Wallenius

My language learning journey began at the age of 14 when I entered my high school Japanese class. As I quickly excelled in the class, I found that, through language, I was able to connect with Japanese exchange students, enjoy Japanese music and movies, and appreciate the Japanese culture more than ever. I realised that language is the best platform to understand and appreciate another culture. After several trips to Japan in high school, I decided to major my undergraduate studies in East Asian Languages and Literature, with a specialisation in Spanish. Through my one year abroad in Spain and my semester abroad in Japan, I realised that my passion in life is to travel and immerse myself in other cultures. Language is the essential tool that allows me to do that. After graduating, I moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and worked at a Spanish language school, working in the admissions department. I travelled all over South America and perfected my Spanish abilities. After two and a half years, I decided to continue my higher education and moved to Germany to do my master’s degree in Latin American studies. I learned German and enjoyed the classic German university experience in a small city in north-western Germany. Through my programme, I was able to spend a semester in Guadalajara, Mexico, researching for my thesis on women in Mexican cinema. After graduating from the MA, I moved to Tel Aviv, Israel, and began working as a content writer and studying Hebrew. Throughout this journey, language has been the most tangible skill set that I have used to adapt and integrate into multiple countries. I am passionate about connecting with people from different backgrounds, exploring new regions and tasting local food. I wish to continue travelling and expanding my horizons, all the while using language to do so.

Paul Mains

Paul is a New York-based expat living in Buenos Aires. He enjoys playing piano, watching tango, and eating dulce de leche by the spoonful.

Qing (Nancy) Xia

Qing (Nancy) is a Chinese girl born in the UK, fluent in Chinese as well as English, who is currently studying French, German and a little bit of Japanese. She dabbles in a bit of everything, including music, doodling and video games, but she's passionate about writing and she'd love to travel the world one day - not only for the new languages and culture, but for the food too!

Sam Brinson

Born in a small town on the East coast of New Zealand, Sam went on a holiday to South America in 2013, to explore the magic and wonders of Argentina, only to meet a girl, move to Uruguay, and form a career in writing. While Uruguay has been home ever since, it hasn’t cured the travel bug, which has sent him to Europe, Indonesia, Brazil, New York, and Peru. Intrigued by the mind and our relationship with technology, Sam’s writing has explored subjects as diverse as psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience. In 2016 he self-published Connecting the Dots, a book about learning how to learn. In 2018 he wrote a series of articles under the name the Digital Brain, which explored the effects of technology on the brain and what might develop in the future. He’s now in the process of finishing his second book, titled Mental Effort, which searches for the reasons behind the seemingly unpleasant experience of effort. Beyond writing, Sam also composes music. He studied music technology at Otago University, and has a love for film and game soundtracks. This compelled him to produce soundtracks for a few different media, including several iPhone games. In 2014 he released his first full album, The Flaws of Perception. As if he doesn’t have enough creative outlets with writing and music, Sam has recently been digging into digital illustration and photography. He has a fondness for night-time shots of starry skies and cityscapes. While these are for the moment only hobbies, one day, perhaps, he’ll be able to put everything together. As for the future, Sam hopes to eventually move back to New Zealand, somewhere in the countryside, near a lake and mountains, where he’ll continue to write and compose and design, along with any other hobbies he picks up along the way.

Sean Goodier

Sean is half Australian, half Thai who relocated to Bangkok, Thailand from Sydney, Australia four years ago where he now attends an international school and experiences the various cultural spectacles the city has to offer.

Sophie Davies

Sophie is a blogger of all things fascinating. She studied writing and business, and currently resides in Buenos Aires with pen and paper.

Tanya Stankeva

As an M.A. in British and American literature, Tanya has always been interested in language – from pronunciation to etymology and from recent developments to loan words. With her passion for the role of language in communication, power and negotiation, Tanya provides valuable insight for the community of Language Trainers.