English language learner, business owner, mother, and valued community member Yuhong shares her challenges when moving to the United States and how she’s working to overcome them.
After looking for a concrete way to create impact in her community, long-time Boulder County resident Linda registered to volunteer with Intercambio. “I signed up to teach, and they, thank goodness, paired me with Norma. We’ve been together for five and a half years,” she says.
“My name is Shel Gerding. I’ve been volunteering for Intercambio for a couple of years now, where I teach English to adults. My background is that I have a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and I didn’t have much linguistic training. However, I’ve always been really interested in languages. I’ve traveled a lot, and I can speak a little bit of French…”
There are two main reasons why I’ve chosen Intercambio and many reasons why I will continue. The first two reasons are the price—it cannot be beat—and the second is it’s the first truly community-based curriculum I’ve come across in my 20+ years of teaching.
Pearl says she “could only barely speak English” when she moved to Colorado in 2015. After learning English through Intercambio, everything changed.
Fernanda and her family moved to Florida from Brazil a couple of years ago, and she’s been meeting with her English teacher Pat for nearly a year through Intercambio’s online program, called CC English.
We recently sat down with Jorge Hurtado, a long-time teacher at Intercambio, to learn more about him and why he enjoys teaching.
Back in 2004, Guillermina and her husband started taking weekly English classes at home while their three young children played nearby. The skills and connections she would gain have impacted her life and her family’s for generations.
Intercambio students often face difficulties balancing work and family with the desire to take classes, and this was certainly the case for Marta and Isaias.
At 56 years old, Syrian native Aisha Jounou hoped to find peace and safety in her new home and learn basic English skills to help
Moving to a new home can feel like starting over. There is isolation from not knowing anyone. There is an overwhelming feeling of not knowing
The wave of emotions that comes with expecting your first child is unlike any other. You feel joy and anxiety, excitement, and nervousness. You know
It was the perfect match of ability and passion… Then COVID-19 hit. Tara, a former public school teacher and volunteer here at Intercambio, loved her
