Vanessa (Sattva) Varela Escobar

I am a Colombian. I am also a high performance Coach fascinated by how the brain works. After applying principles of neuroscience and behavioural psychology in the workplace for motivational and high performance purposes, I have come to the understanding, through experience and application over 10 years, that these principles are transferable to foreign language learning in adults.

The use of research-based knowledge for adult learning fascinates me. My main motivation, though, is the unprecedented, raw interest in my culture and native language here in Aotearoa. Having been in NZ for more than half of my life I wish to keep my language and culture going, in an immersive environment, practicing them in a variety of contexts with fun activities and resources.