¡Hola and hello!

¡Bienvenido and welcome to Mrs. Polakovic's Spanish 1A and 1B classes!

I am new to Northwest Middle School but not to Guilford County Schools or sharing my love of language learning.

I am married, have two kids in college and an adorable dog, Max.

I first learned Spanish in middle school and after a vacation to Mexico and trying to communicate with people, I wanted to learn as much Spanish as possible. I continued studying Spanish in high school and then at Moravian College in Pennsylvania as well as studying abroad at the Insituto Internacional in Madrid, Spain. I have used Spanish in my travels in Spanish speaking countries and hosted a student from Colombia, South America. My love of learning languages led me to study French in high school and college and I have picked up Italian in my travels to Italy and visiting my family there. I know a little bit of Portuguese and would like to study it more. I am a real word nerd!

I am excited to meet all of you and get going in our Spanish learning adventures!

¡Hasta pronto! See you soon!

Señora P