Instructors Patricia Fontanini – Owner/Instructor – BA Spanish, BA Child Development, CSULA and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España Patricia Huta has been teaching Spanish for over 15 years, both within schools and one-on-one as a private teacher. Her lifelong dedication to the mastery of Spanish affords her the perspective of both student and teacher. Passionate about the language, and about transferring what she has learned to her students, Patricia is constantly honing her skills. She has spent 5 years living in Spain, in Madrid and Oviedo. Alicia Gómez Méndez – Visiting Instructor – Translation Student at Universidad de Salamanca, España Alicia speaks Spanish, English, French and German. And, she has studied Ancient and Modern Greek and Latin in depth. Alicia is a native of Oviedo, España, who loves to travel abroad and has studied in England and Switzerland. She has also made various visits to the USA. Alicia instructed at our Summer 2011 Children´s Program and we hope she will join us in 2012.     Beatriz De Las Casas – Visiting Instructor/Translator – BA English, MA Teaching Spanish as Foreign Language, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona and Universidad de Murcia, España Beatriz speaks Spanish, Catalán and English, and completed intermediate studies in German. She has 6 years teaching experience, numerous years translating experience, and is presently a language teacher for IKEA, Spain. Beatriz collaborates with ¡HOLA! on written translation projects and hopes to join us as a visiting teacher soon. Beatriz lives with her husband and 2 sons in Oviedo, España.