French - Beginner

I grew up in Barcelona (Spain) and studied my first degree in Biology there. I always loved languages, so when the opportunity came up for me to do my PhD in France (near Versailles), I was delighted that this would allow me to learn another beautiful language. I quickly learnt French, both by immersion and studying formal grammar with a friend. For sure I made a lot of mistakes to start with but I believe in trying to speak from day 1 and improving since!

Whilst in France and later on when living in New Zealand, Australia and London, I have always shared my love for languages and other cultures by helping people learn both French and Spanish. I also carried out translations of information for patients from English into French and interpreted for student visitors to our laboratory facilities from French into Spanish.

I have been very lucky to live in different countries and get immersed in their cultures, which has also allowed me to travel to places where Spanish, French and English are spoken and to share the joy of communicating in the language that is spoken there. I regularly read books in all the languages that I speak and take every opportunity to have conversations in them.

I came to London in 2002 and I have had the opportunity to teach science at Imperial College, where I am an honorary lecturer, sharing the joy for knowledge and discovery in a very interactive and dynamic way. I believe learning languages is a fun and engaging process and I am very excited about sharing my love for other languages and cultures with the students.