REVIEWS

29. TED (Poland) 

If you happen to be in BA and are looking for a spanish teacher that will make learning a language a pleasure then search no more! Sofia takes the conventional methods of learning a language and spicens them up with her unique sofia-magic and sense of humor. Sofia made me feel confident about the little spanish I know and managed to teach me a lot, despite the fact that I think of myself as unteachable ( in terms of languages anyways ). I’ve spoken to a lot of people who were dissapointed or semi-happy with their teachers. If you’re one of those people or you happen to be looking for a teacher then definitely give Sofia a try, I can guarantee you won’t be dissapointed.

28. VEDRAN (Bosnia)

I could write a 10-page paper on how great and awesome Sofia is! I was taking a class at UBA, and wanted extra help outside of the class, which is when I found out about her. From day one, and every time we met, Sofia has always been high-energy, focused and with each lesson I felt that my Spanish had improved. The exercises were challenging, but fun and at times were a great way to learn more about the Argentine culture. And her signature verb-conjugation exercises will flex your brain muscles (you might break a sweat too!) and help you in this complicated area like no class at UBA could. Also, with Sofia’s root-deep understanding of the languages, she was always able to clarify any confusions in the often confusing grammar rules, and develop exercises for each lesson that directly improved the areas I was struggling with. And it’s only an icing on the cake that she is also the sweetest, warmest and friendliest teacher with a great sense of humor. Every time it felt like I was going over to a friend’s house for a coffee or tea (which she kindly does offer!). If I had to rate her out of 10 stars, I would give her 11!

27. KATIE (Australia) – From Lonely Planet

If Sofía can accommodate you into her busy schedule, you’re in luck!!!

There are Spanish teachers and then there are EFFECTIVE Spanish teachers and Sofía has without doubt mastered the skill of effective communication! Before you are horrified by the multiple past tenses of Spanish (and other many rules), rest assured that Sofía’s clear, logical thoughts will transpire into creative, entertaining and fun tasks that will make perfect sense to you.

¡Que disfruten el viaje divertido de aprender castellano!

26. JINGZI (USA) – From Lonely Planet

Woops, I vote for Sofia too! I like her for two reasons: her ability to teach and her ability to motivate.

There are a lot of Spanish teachers out there but many of them are not as qualified. Just because you speak Spanish doesn’t mean you know how to teach Spanish! Some started teaching because they think it’s a good source of 2nd income. Yes, I’ve had them. They spoke good Spanish, of course as they are natives. But they can’t explain to you clearly and logically the why’s. Sofia can always find a way to explain some complicated grammar issues down to something simple and easily digestible.

I can’t tell you how many times I showed up in her class, unprepared and tired (yes, I dance tango too, btw!) But she didn’t let my sluggishness set the tone for the class. She is always enthusiastic and upbeat, like a cheerleader. I walked out her class feeling more energetic and motivated. Go figure!

I hope this 2nd endorsement of Sofia doesn’t come across like a spam. She has a lot of fans!

You can reach her at sofia.bohmer@gmail.com. As the other student mentioned she has a blog too: http://sofiabohmer.wordpress.com/

Good luck!

25. LINDSEY (England)

Me encantan las clases con Sofía, hay cosas que aprendí en una sola clase con Sofía que nadie antes me podía enseñar con éxito! Eso significa que sabe un montón y sobre todo, sabe como explicarlo en una manera simple y entendible. A cualquier nivel de español, hay mucho que podés aprender. Upa, casi me olvidé a decir que las clases son MUY DIVERTIDAS también!!! : )

24. KALLI (USA)

Sofía was exactly what I was looking for when I needed a Spanish teacher during my time in Buenos Aires. I majored in Spanish in college, but I still needed help with a few of the tougher aspects of Spanish grammar. Sofía provided tailor-made lessons for me, addressing my weaknesses/ areas that I wanted to cover. I like Sofía’s teaching style because she challenged me. She would not just lecture, but asked me questions. She never spoon-fed me the answers, but waited patiently while I formulated an answer. I think the key to her success is that her lessons are challenging but engaging. She also teaches in creative, unconventional ways, which keeps her students engaged in learning. She has a true passion for teaching, and she’s just an all-around interesting, bubbly, and friendly person. If you take lessons with Sofía, you will not be disappointed!

23. PETTER (Sweden)

To have lessons in with Sofia is always fun, i’ve had times when i’ve been down and after getting to clase, walked away with a smile and possitive! Aswell she’s having a special way to teach that are incredible compare to normal teachers, she always have a way to explain things and aswell I don’t know how many words that she had expalined to me in english, its very few because there is always a way for her to get me understand it with her spanish or with her body language!

Ella es la mejor profesora puedes encontrar !

22. MEGHAN (USA)

I worked with Sofie for some private Spanish lessons and was extremely impressed on her knowledge of the language and what makes learning Spanish difficult for foreigners/English speakers. I have had many Spanish teachers and tutors in my life, but I found Sofie’s knowledge and approach to be higher than many others I have come across.

Contraté a Sofie para algunas clases particulares del español y estaba extremadamente impresionada con su conocimiento lenguaje y su manera de abordar la enseñanza. Ella entiende las dificultades para los extranjeros y especialmente los estudiantes los cuales hablan inglés del primer idioma. Tuve muchos profesores de español en mi vida, pero encontré en Sofie más conocimiento del lenguaje que en los otros.

21. MARY (USA)

At the recommendation of a friend, I asked Sofia to tutor me in Spanish and it was the best advice I have ever followed!

Sofia has ways of explaining grammatical concepts that are easy to understand, remember and then apply. She utilizes a variety of methods, resources and exercises to help her students learn and practice language skills that cover everything from listening, reading & comprehension, speaking & pronunciation as well as writing for both informal and more formal situations.

Carefully listening and observing, Sofia easily caters and customizes lessons to best serve each client’s needs, gaps or stage of learning. She also helped me to understand more about the culture and habits of the Argentines that enabled me to engage more effectively with the people I met.

Sofia clearly enjoys what she does which helps her to create a supportive, engaging atmosphere conducive to learning. It was a pleasure to work with her!

20. JENNIFER (USA)

Sofía is one of the best Spanish teachers, if not the best, I have ever had (studying 20+ years). She is able to draw connections between the theory/grammar behind a concept and how to put it into actual practice. I would not hesitate to recommend Sofía at any level of Spanish learning. She will tailor lessons exactly to suit your needs, and you’ll become more confident in your language skills in no time, whether you are a novice or near-fluent and trying to perfect the “castellaño” of Buenos Aires.

19. AMANDA (USA)

Sofia was an excellent Spanish instructor! I met with her for about 2 and 1/2 months while I was staying in Buenos Aires. I came to Argentina speaking no Spanish at all and she helped me to not only speak enough to get around, but kept me challenged and had me do numerous exercises for everyday living and speaking. I learned more Spanish in 2 and 1/2 months with her, than I did in two semesters in college and two years in high school! Could not recommend her more!

18. JULIA (USA)

If Sofi has time and accepts you as one of her students, Congratulations!
You have just won the jackpot of Learning Spanish. Truth is, Sofi won’t just teach you textbook Spanish. No, with Sofi, you will not just learn what the Spanish language is about, but how to speak it like a local, instead of like a foreigner with a textbook! That’s not to say that you won’t get all the crucial grammar and vocabulary - Sofi is truly a gifted teacher who can present, explain, and break down the Spanish language to you in a way that only a true linguist can. And the best part is that she’s so nice and fun that you won’t
even feel like you’re studying or learning at all – you’ll just feel like you’re chatting with a smart, funny, and nice Argentinean gal! I consider myself very lucky to have met her and to have studied with her – I wish for you the same opportunity as well!

17. JOHN (USA)

I studied with Sofía for the month of November, 2010 while I was in Buenos Aires. Simply put, Sofía is the best language teacher I have ever come across. I’m an intermediate Spanish student and was really looking for help with diving into conversations. Within the first half hour of meeting her she had an instuative feel for exactly what I needed and how to go about teaching it to me. I was also interested in exploring how the world is viewed and interpreted in a slightly different way through the Spanish language. What a treat it was to have these sorts of conversations with Sofía. She could easily charge double for what she provides.

16. DAVE (Ireland)

I took two-hour Spanish lessons with Sofía Gutierrez every day for two weeks in January 2008 while I was on a visit to Buenos Aires.Sofía was punctilious and professional; after the first meeting she came prepared with lessons and exercises carefully tailored to my abilities. I take the view that learning a language should be pleasurable and free of stress – in short, as a child would learn – and Sofía made our meetings fun and enjoyment as well as rich learning experiences.My intermediate Spanish improved enormously over the period – I have no hesitation in recommending Sofía – she is the finest.

15. CAROLINE (USA)

Sofia is a born teacher! She is able to explain grammar so that even the dumbest of fools can understand. As a native spanish speaker who herself studied English for many years, she knows the trials and tribulations that come with learning a new language. As a result, she is very patient and uses various methods of teaching to always keep the class new and exciting. It is easy to see she is very passionate about languages, cultures, people and teaching. Not only does she challenge her students in the classroom, but Sofia takes interests in getting to know her students and involving them in everyday porteno activities, whether it be a field trip to the casa rosada or the local hot spot, outside of classroom.I took classes with Sofia for several weeks and her personality won me over. Not only is she a wonderful, creative teacher, but a fun-loving, exciting young professional! I would HIGHLY recommend Sofia to students of all levels.

14. ANNA (Finland)

Sofía me enseño castellano durante unas semanas en 2008. Es una profesora que entiende cómo es el pensamiento de sus estudiantes y explica todas las cosas con profundidad. Enseñar lenguas no es sólo traducir las palabras o las frases pero es también enseñar la mentalidad. Por eso es importantísimo conocer algo sobre las otras culturas. Mi castellano ya era de nivel mediano/alto cuando la conocí a Sofiía pero creo que aprendí muchas cosas sobre los proverbios/el idiotismo y los rasgos argentinos en la lengua. Siempre me preguntó qué eran las cosas que quería aprender y los temas de que quería hablar. Por lo tanto, las clases siempre eran muy interesantes. Fue muy útill para mi continuación en el país. Se lo recomiendo Sofía a todos que quieren aprender castellano con una profe con mucha pericia.

13. CYRUS (USA)

I spent 7 months in BA. I first went to a school and had private lessons. Then, a friend of mine recommended Sofia so I decided to try here out. She was much better than the school and she has exceptional knowledge in linguistics (which not all professors have). She was well prepared every class and increased my ability to speak Span. 10X!!!! These are very affordable lessons and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!Sophia, cuando regreso, voy a llamarte y sacar mas clases. Gracias!

12. ANTOINE (France)

Soy Antoine, un estudiante francés que vino a hacer una pasantía en la Embajada de Francia en Buenos Aires durante 6 meses. Tenía ganas de mejorar mi nivel de castellano y descubrir unos rasgos culturales argentinos (no es tan fácil encontrar y salir con jóvenes argentinos).Encontré a Sofía gracias a una amiga que me la presentó. Fue une experiencia mágica no sólo lingüística (me enseñó un montón de vocabulario y de gramática) sino también cultural. Me hizo descubrir muchos aspectos de la juventud argentina que desconocía del todo. Es más, me llevó a muchos lugares (entre otros los famosos boliches porteños) típicos de la vida nocturna. De no haber encontrado a Sofía, mi estancia en Buenos Aires no habría sido tan increíble como fue.En resumidas cuentas, ¡ Sofía es la más !

11. AMY (USA)

I found Sofia randomly through the Internet and am so glad I did.  She is undoubtedly one of the best, most energetic teachers I have ever had!  Her teaching has done wonders for my Spanish and I can’t recommend her enough.  Muchas gracias por todo!!

10. JAMES (USA)

Sofia and I met a few times each week for four months during my stay in Buenos Aires. Over that short time we made striking improvements to my conversational Spanish through ad hoc lessons scattered across the city. Sofia is a natural instructor with a keen mind for languages. — I’ve never learned more Spanish in less time.

09. TRENT (Canada)

When I arrived in BA, I had never studied Spanish before. After five weeks of lessons with four different teachers, a Porteno friend of mine finally recommended Sofia to me. From the outset, she was very helpful in evaluating my comprehension, and designing classes to develop my skills as efficiently as possible. After a little more than two months with her, I was able to function with relative ease in everyday life in BA. Gracias Sofi!

08. MATT (USA)

Sofía was the best spanish teacher I ever had. She knows the in’s and out’s of languages and does a good job of relating with her students. She knows how to make learning fun and helps students get a feel for Argentine and Porteno culture. She is a complete sweetheart and is extremely patient which is important when teaching a language. I really lucked out on having her for an instructor and a friend. She also brought me to a party where I met my girlfriend (another hottie Portena….like Sofia) I would recommend her to anyone.

07. LOUISE (Ireland)

Quiero escribir eso en espanol.. porque ahora entiendo espanol.. pero antes de clases con sofia.. i couldn’t speak very well. Escuche sobre sofia por un recomendacion de algunas amigos. y que buena recomendacion ! He estado muy afortunada haber tenido clases, no solo con sofia, pero con su colegas, yanni y maribel tambian. No puedo decirte como bueno eso clases han estado. no solo he aprendido espanol pero tambian he estado algunas buenos noches con ella tambian.Sofia tiene una manera de ensenar como nadie encontre antes.. ella y su colegas son las mejores en argentina ! Gracias sofia.

06. BETTY (USA)

I can highly recommend Sofía as a spanish teacher. I am a relatively fluent speaker, but have issues with grammar and writing, and during my three months in Buenos Aires I also wanted to improve my vocabulary. Sofía was able to quickly determine where my weaknesses were and develop a lesson plan around that. But I learned so much more than spanish as she incorporated much of the history and culture of Argentina in our lessons and we visited many interesting museums, neighborhoods and cafes, all completely off the tourist map. I really felt that I experienced the richness that BA has to offer because of Sofía, she was not only my spanish teacher, but in the end my friend.

05. TRAVIS (USA)

Hola, Cuando llegué a Buenos Aires, visité a 5 o 6 escuelas y asistí a una por solamente por una semana. En mi opinión falta mucho la calidad de la instrucción en las escuelas. Por suerte, encontré a Sofía por el internet y de verdad es una de las mejores profesores que he tenido. Estudié con ella por más de 2 meses en 2008.Ella sabe muy bien la gramática avanzada y siempre estuvo bien preparada para las clases. Nuestras clases eran duras pero divertidas. Aprendí mucho de ella.Otra cosa muy importante es que ella conoce a mucha gente en Buenos Aires y es muy buena para hacer reuniones entre sus estudiantes y sus amigos. Esto era excelente para conocer gente y practicar el idioma.If you are serious about learning Spanish, I highly recommend Sofía.

04. PHOEBE (Australia)

I spent one year in south America and before I came I didn´t know any Spanish. I did an intensive beginner course when I first arrived which gave me the basics but it wasn´t until I came back to Argentina six months later and met Sofia when my Spanish started to rapidly improve. Sofia makes classes fun and interesting but she also knows how to work you hard! I will never forget her verb drills! But becuase of those drills, verb conjugations come almost naturally! She always tailors her classes to fit the needs of the learner and her classes are always highly motivating. If you want to improve your Spanish quickly take classes with Sofia! she will also become one of your good friends…

03. ELIZA (USA)

Sofia is an excellent Spanish teacher, she has a thorough knowledge of the Spanish language and linguistics in general, and is truly passionate about teaching and studying languages. Most importantly, she’s just fun to be around, she’s easy to talk to and I always look forward to seeing her! Sofia worked with me to create a study plan and learning style that suits my needs, and I enjoyed being able to focus on the specific areas that I needed to work on, combining conversation and grammar and culture. Outside of our classes, I’ve had a great time seeing music and getting together with Sofia and other students, she always organizes great outings to see music and events around the city! She has a great energy and teaching style, I highly recommend Spanish classes with Sofia!

02. ANNIE (USA) – From Lonely Planet

I studied with Sofia Bohmer, and couldn’t recommend a teacher more highly.Not only is Sofia ‘fun loving and enthusiastic’, social, and radiant, but she also has perfected the art of teaching Spanish to foreigners. A scholar of cognitive linguistics, Sofia finds pleasure in language and has developed her own methods for conveying often difficult to explain nuances with very straight forward diagrams. She custom tailors lessons to your needs.Sofia meets you either at a charming cafe in Palermo, or your own home.I think that you’ll find that her rates are extremely reasonable for private lessons.I miss Sofia, and Buenos Aires!

01. CARA (USA)

I didn´t know a single person and was very uncomfortable speaking Spanish when I arrived in Buenos Aires, but thanks to Sofi and the other Ñ professors, I was soon attending tango concerts, watching Argentine films, and partying with Porteños. I learned all about the history and culture of Argentina, while simultaneously improving my Spanish skills in a friendly and fun one-on-one environment. Unlike teachers of group classes, the Ñ professors identify your personal strengths and weaknesses and then create lessons and activities aimed at your individual needs. I highly recommend them to any expat living or passing-through BA!