Spanish nerd
Camila R.
High school
You don't learn Spanish and then speak it — you speak it, badly and bravely, and that's the learning.
What we can work on
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- ESL
- Education
- University of FloridaB.A. in Linguistics, minor in Portuguese
- Hometown
- Miami, Florida
Learning with Camila
How we’ll work together
“I've been on both sides of the language gap, and I know the enemy isn't grammar — it's silence.”
My sessions are conversations with training wheels: you talk, I catch you, we laugh, you talk more. The grammar arrives on schedule, but confidence comes first, because confident students practice and practicing students become fluent.
A little background
Camila’s story
Camila grew up translating for her grandmother at the pharmacy in Miami and picked up Portuguese from her Brazilian neighbors' telenovelas. She spent a year teaching English in Medellín, where being the confused language learner herself — laughed at kindly and corrected gently — permanently changed how she teaches. Her students speak from the first session because that's the only way she ever learned anything.
What students say
815 ratings“I hid in the back of Spanish class for two years. Three months with Camila and I gave a presentation without notes. She just refuses to let you be embarrassed.”
“She teaches my kids Spanish and keeps their Portuguese alive at the same time, and somehow they think it's a game. Worth every session.”
“The error log at the end of each chat is genius — five minutes of drills on exactly my mistakes, not generic worksheets. AP Spanish went great.”
Before your first session
How does Camila run a Spanish session?
Camila adapts each Spanish session to the student's current assignment, exam, or goal.
Can this nerd remember past sessions?
Yes. Nerdy can save important notes, goals, preferences, and breakthroughs so future sessions can pick up with more context.
Can I get practice tests and study materials?
Yes. The session toolbox can generate practice tests, flashcards, diagrams, and study notes when they fit the lesson.