Our teachers are native speakers

Alex Christofides is a native speaking English teacher based in Limassol. Alex is a British born Cypriot who has studied and trained as an English teacher in the UK. After doing a degree in Photography and Journalism he went on to do a Masters in Photojournalism followed by a Cambridge Certificate in Teaching Language to Adults (CELTA). Since 2010 he has taught in both groups and on a one to one basis to a range of age groups and backgrounds. Alex enjoys living and working in Limassol and has a passion for teaching and keeping fit, he enjoys running and swimming and when he can taking pictures and listening to music.

Cristina is a native Spanish and Greek teacher. She has recently moved to Limassol from Athens, Greece, but was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is particularly interested in Mesoamerican civilizations and History in general. She enjoys mountain trips and likes watching football. Don’t think she knows how to dance the tango. Only the first eight steps…¡CARAMBA!

Fabiana is an Italian – Greek bilingual and teaches Italian and Greek at Plurilingua. She is originally from Northern Italy and has also lived in several countries including Greece before moving to Cyprus in 2020. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Intercultural Studies with a focus on the Greek language, history and culture and a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics, which provided her with training in language teaching. She has taught Italian and Greek as foreign languages for many years in Italy, Greece, Norway and now Cyprus. In her spare time, she loves reading, listening to music and podcasts, cross stitching and walking or cycling on the seafront.

Katrin is a German teacher at the language school. She grew up in Germany, and after having lived in Denmark, Sweden and Belgium moved to Limassol in 2014. She likes learning new languages herself and really enjoys teaching German. She loves books, travelling, hiking and spending time with her kids. And of course being on the beach 🙂

Patrick is a native-speaker of English having grown up and spent most of his life in beautiful South Africa. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and History, as well as a Post-graduate diploma in teaching. He also has a Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. He has always been fervent about education and has taught for a large part of his career, including teaching English as a foreign language in Taiwan for three years, and also doing Microsoft end-user training. He is really enjoying living in Limassol, having moved here in 2021. His other interests are gardening – he’s a qualified landscape designer – as well as travelling, cooking and reading.

Ruth Veh-Ioannou is the director and teaches German at the language school. She has been living in Cyprus for over 10 years now and enjoys mountain hiking and travelling. Ruth likes reading, good food and outdoor activities.

My name is Valentina. I’m native speaking Russian teacher. Originally I’m from the South of Russia. I enjoy living and teaching in Cyprus. I like learning new languages, travelling and reading books. My passion is interactive learning using new technology. My students have fun in the lesson and like to learn Russian.

I am Veronika and I teach German as a foreign language. I am coming from Switzerland and after the long winters there I now enjoy being close to the sea and the beach. The foreign languages and cultures are my passion.
I enjoy the exchange with the people and the collaboration with my students.
In my free time I do yoga, belly dance, read books at the beach and spend time in the nature while hiking at the mountains.

Virginie is a native French teacher. She is originally from the centre of France and has been in Cyprus for almost 10 years. She is passionate about people discovering her language, culture and traditions. Dancing, swimming and meeting friends are also part of her daily routine.