Speaking Brazilian Language School

my name is virginia langhammer. i'm from são paulo, brazil, now living in new york since march 2013 with my husband, rob, and my little dog, wilson. i've been teaching portuguese as a second language in nyc since 2014. i find it fascinating to teach my beautiful language to people of many different nationalities. i've always been passionate about languages. other than portuguese, i also speak english, french, and spanish. my own knowledge of different languages allows me to better understand and help my students. i have tried many different methods to learn new languages. although i believe that everything works if you are a dedicated student, the method that i recommend the most is joining a good online school and being part of an online community. i taught at language schools in nyc for many years and all my students had the same problem: they didn't have the tools to practice the language outside the classroom regularly. in addition, the material available in brazilian portu