{"id":1065,"date":"2024-04-02T15:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T13:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguablend.com\/?page_id=1065"},"modified":"2024-04-08T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T09:36:02","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/linguablend.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1065\" class=\"elementor elementor-1065\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-213cbaf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"213cbaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-379a237\" data-id=\"379a237\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758c026e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"758c026e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">so, what\u2019s your language journey story?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c041cf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c041cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let me tell you a bit about mine\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bd638 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7bd638\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d6272 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56d6272\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84286f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f84286f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb32b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb32b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Picture this:<\/strong> a Brazilian girl in her late teens, driven by a mixture of confusion and youthful hormones, moving countries in search of new adventures, with little to no idea of what she was doing. Yep, that&#8217;s me! That blend of confusion and curiosity led me into a journey of self-discovery that took me far from the comforts of my homeland to the sights, sounds and languages of other cultures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London was my first stop and my home sweet home for many years. As soon as I arrived, I was immediately struck by this crazy web of languages, accents, noises and cultures. It was like a real-life tongue twister and I found that fascinating!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I then embarked on an academic journey that led to a degree in Applied Translation, fuelling my passion for languages and setting a strong foundation for my teaching career.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After so many years of rainy England, I found myself drawn to the sunny lifestyle of Spain. It was here, quite unexpectedly, that teaching came into my life and Lingua Blend began to take shape, though I wasn\u2019t aware of it at the time. From informally teaching friends and acquaintances to working in programmes &#8211; some as a volunteer &#8211; and completing teacher training courses, I had the chance not only to shape my vocation and career but mainly to connect with people from different walks of life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout this process of language learning and teaching, two things have always remained constant: the connections I\u2019ve made and the worlds I\u2019ve discovered along the way. For me, the whole point lies in the genuine exchange that emerges, bringing new perspectives on ways of thinking, learning, living, interpreting the world as well as time and space.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, when you venture into your language learning journey, remember that every word learned and every conversation had open up new dimensions of the world. That\u2019s what languages have done for me. Hope they do the same for you too.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b7eaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0b7eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df13b58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df13b58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:21,&quot;end&quot;:44}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7c9d0c\" data-id=\"e7c9d0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be9e7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2be9e7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44df1d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44df1d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32f7be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f32f7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/linguablend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Lima-Profesora-de-ingles-y-portugeus-2-831x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguablend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Lima-Profesora-de-ingles-y-portugeus-2-831x1024.jpg 831w, https:\/\/linguablend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Lima-Profesora-de-ingles-y-portugeus-2-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/linguablend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Lima-Profesora-de-ingles-y-portugeus-2-768x946.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguablend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Lima-Profesora-de-ingles-y-portugeus-2.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fec444 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fec444\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60a138 elementor-headline--style-rotate elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"f60a138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;rotate&quot;,&quot;animation_type&quot;:&quot;slide-down&quot;,&quot;rotating_text&quot;:&quot;L\\u00edngua Blend &quot;,&quot;rotate_iteration_delay&quot;:2500}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline elementor-headline-animation-type-slide-down\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">And this\u2019s how<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">\n\t\t\t\tL\u00edngua&nbsp;Blend&nbsp;\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">came to be.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff7ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aff7ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can kinda tell from what I mentioned previously, my story mirrors the essence of L\u00edngua Blend itself and I&#8217;m thrilled to bring that spirit and expertise through it. Here, all \u201cflavours\u201d (sweet our sour) of my experiences have been combined into a unique blend of language learning and exploration.<\/span><\/p><p><strong> With L\u00edngua Blend, you\u2019ll find a supportive and dynamic learning environment for improving your language skills for travel, work, or other specific purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1dc463 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1dc463\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5df7e24\" data-id=\"5df7e24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb7bc5 elementor-testimonial--align-left elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"4bb7bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI firmly believe that a language is not simply a communication tool, but mainly a reflection of a community\u2019s identity, values and traditions; and this is simply fascinating!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linguablend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Lima-Profesora-de-ingles-y-portugeus-4.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Lima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Laura Lima<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Founder and Teacher<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>so, what\u2019s your language journey story? 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