My name is:
Sean

My new level is:
A3

Approximately how much time do you dedicate to working on your Spanish outside of class?
10-14 hours per week

On average, how many times per week do you take classes @ Pura Buena Onda?
1 time

What role has Pura Buena Onda played in helping you improve your Spanish & advance to the next level?
Great opportunity to converse, learn grammar, expand my vocabulary. I really enjoy the teachers, especially Anna and Daniela.  They both are very skilled and create a fun and comfortable learning environment. PBO has helped me significantly.

What are some of your favorite resources?
I like the weekly PBO homework. Outside of class I study, listen to music in Spanish, watch YouTube, movies. I also belong to a Spanish Club sponsored by my work where we do a weekly lunchtime conversation session and I belong to a Spanish Conversational Group that meets weekly based out of the Bay Area.

Is there anything else you would like to share with us?
PBO is a really fun and effective Spanish Conversational School.  Thanks for all you do and the commitment to keep online classes available after the pandemic ends.

¡Gracias Sean!

¡Felicidades a Sean por avanzar al nivel A3! ¡Bien hecho! We are so happy to have you in our online Spanish classes!

My name is:
Paula

My new level is:
A3

Approximately how much time do you dedicate to working on your Spanish outside of class?
I’m not really sure anymore, I try to think in Spanish, and i look for opportunities to speak with others. but actual study time is difficult to estimate. I usually spend lots of time with the homework, listening to music and watching videos.

On average, how many times per week do you take classes @ Pura Buena Onda?
one class per week

What role has Pura Buena Onda played in helping you improve your Spanish & advance to the next level?
My teachers are wonderful and I try to listen and hopefully learn from their instruction and  feedback.

What are some of your favorite resources?
I’ve found that my favorite resources change as i progress, but now I like spanish dict and PBO Instagram

Is there anything else you would like to share with us?
Thank you for making it through this past year, you’re amazing!!

¡Gracias Paula!

¡Felicidades a Paula por avanzar al nivel A3! ¡Bien hecho! We are so happy to have you in our online Spanish classes!

My name is:
Karen

My new level is:
B3

Approximately how much time do you dedicate to working on your Spanish outside of class?
It varies widely. I’d say anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours a week.

On average, how many times per week do you take classes @ Pura Buena Onda?
1

What role has Pura Buena Onda played in helping you improve your Spanish & advance to the next level?
Taking weekly classes keeps me steadily improving–whether or not I have a “good” speaking week, it’s always important for me to have gone–and it makes learning Spanish fun! I think the 90-minute class length is key because it takes stamina to focus in Spanish for that long. This past year, I have been able to do the homework regularly, and I think that additional point of focused attention each week has also helped a lot, even though it only takes a few minutes.

What are some of your favorite resources?
“The book Spanish Verb Tenses (Practice Makes Perfect), a giant chart showing all the conjugations for regular and many irregular verbs that I copied out of my old college Spanish textbook, the Linguee app, Google Translate, and my kids.

Sometimes right before class I will think of something specific to talk about in case the teacher asks, “”How was your week? Anything new with you?”” and I’ll look up a key word or two, or quickly review a tense, that I know I will need to describe it.”

¡Gracias Karen!

¡Felicidades a Karen por avanzar al nivel B3! ¡Bien hecho! We are so happy to have you in our online Spanish classes!

My name is:
Rechelle

My new level is:
B2

Approximately how much time do you dedicate to working on your Spanish outside of class?
3-4 hours a week

On average, how many times per week do you take classes @ Pura Buena Onda?
1 class

What role has Pura Buena Onda played in helping you improve your Spanish & advance to the next level?

PBO has provided an opportunity for me to be able to practice speaking Spanish with others who are also learning and a teacher who provides guidance, correction and positive feedback.  I never feel embarrassed or worried about making a mistake as the teachers are so wonderful and supportive.
PBO has provided an opportunity for me to be able to practice speaking Spanish with others who are also learning and a teacher who provides guidance, correction and positive feedback.  I never feel embarrassed or worried about making a mistake as the teachers are so wonderful and supportive.

What are some of your favorite resources?
I really like reading Spanish news articles and listening to Spanish podcasts. I like News in Slow Spanish as they have options for Spanish News from Mexico and from Spain. It’s a great way to learn new words, colloquialisms and to practice using Vosotros.

Is there anything else you would like to share with us?
I feel so blessed to be a student at PBO

¡Gracias Rechelle!

¡Felicidades a Rechelle por avanzar al nivel B2! ¡Bien hecho! We are so happy to have you in our online Spanish classes!