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ELIZABETH ZACKHEIM
What is your role at ABC Languages?
Co-Founder
What is your hometown?
Tough question: LA, Big Sur, CA and Eugene, OR
Which languages do you speak?
In the order I learned them English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian
What natural talent do you wish you had?
To be able to sing like Aretha
Where would you go for your dream vacation?
A villa in the tropics or the Mediterranean
Anything else you want to share with the world?
I spent about 6 years living on and off in Europe (UK, France, Italy and Germany). My last time living abroad was Berlin from 1993-1995 where I worked for the government agency that privatized the former GDR (Die Treuhandanstalt). It was an unforgettable and fascinating.
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RACHEL MEYER
What is your role at ABC Languages?
Co-Founder
What is your hometown?
Diamond Point, New York. Tiny town in the Adirondacks on Lake George, closer to Canada than to New York City. Very cold!
Which languages do you speak?
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French, Turkish, and American Sign Language. Have learned in the past and sometimes revive Indonesian and Cantonese. Studied and have totally forgotten Japanese and Arabic.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
Do I have to stay in one place? If not, let’s start with the Loire Valley in France, follow that with Istanbul, next back to Barcelona, I’d try Sevilla, and always wanted to spend time in the Basque Country (both sides of the border).
What is your favorite food or drink?
Oysters, wine. Stir and repeat.
Anything else you want to share with the world?
I live in Sausalito, CA and travel to San Francisco ABC by boat. I can see the San Francisco Bay, hear sea lions and watch pelicans fish from my home. Even though I live in a small town, I always find people with whom I can speak all the languages I know.
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LIZ SMITH
What is your role at ABC Languages?
Private Program Manager
Which languages do you speak?
English and French
What is your hometown?
Kensington, Maryland
What natural talent do you wish you had?
To learn a language in a day! But, on the bright side of realistic things, I’ve got ABC Languages to help me learn them at a pretty decent pace!
What is your most noticeable characteristic?
My double colored glasses frames. They almost always accidentally match my outfit!
Anything else you want to share with the world?
If you haven’t learned a second language yet, you should! It’s a fun and useful talent to have for jobs, travel or just plain fun!
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MARCOS FERREIRA
What is your role at ABC Languages?
Group Program Manager, basically I work with everything related to group classes.
What is your hometown?
São Paulo, Brazil
Which languages do you speak?
Portuguese is my first language, then English, Spanish and a little French
Where would you go for your dream vacation?
Paris for the culture and Angkor Wat for the adventure
What is your favorite food or drink?
Cake with coffee or tea
What is a secret talent that you have?
I have a good memory of things that happened in the 80s.
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ALICE BOMBONATTI
What is your role at ABC Languages?
Group Program Manager
What is your hometown?
São Paulo, Brazil
Which languages do you speak?
English, Portuguese, Spanish a little Italian
What activities do you enjoy in your free time?
Reading, exercising, watching movies and socializing
Anything else you want to share with the world?
I am a very passionate person and committed to everything I do.
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ELISABETTA SANTINI
What is your role at ABC Languages?
Group Program Development Analyst and HR
What is your hometown?
Prato, Italy
Which languages do you speak?
My native language is Italian, but I also speak English, and little Spanish
Where would you go for your dream vacation?
Hawaii or a trip around the world on a yacht
If you could have any super power what would it be?
Reading people's minds
What was your favorite subject in school?
Art History
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KIB BIBENS-LEFEBVRE
What is your role at ABC Languages?
IT Geek Extraordinaire
What is your hometown?
Lubbotomy....err Lubbock, TX
Which languages do you speak?
English, French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin on a good day
If you could have any super power what would it be?
Look at someone and know what their native language is, understand it, and speak it fluently, but just while I'm in their presence.
What is your favorite food or drink?
Chicken Fried Steak <drool>
What is a secret talent that you have?
I don't have a secret talent, but my favorite useless talent is reciting 40 English prepositions in alphabetical order. Ask me!
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