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My name is Eva, welcome to my teaching blog. I've been teaching English and German as foreign languages for more than a decade, both in state schools and in my own private language school. When I started in 2016, my school was the first school in Croatia to offer fully online live-stream courses, so when the pandemic came, we knew what we were doing and it made more and more students trust us and our methodology.

I specialize in one-to-one online classes and teaching adults. Having tried out pretty much every digital tool there is and created some of my own, I am now on a mission to help other teachers create memorable classes and boost their productivity.


This is me :)

I started this blog in 2012, while I was still at university, and life had so many things in store for me since then: graduating with honors, quitting my job at a public school, moving across the globe to Australia, traveling the world, starting my own business, mentoring other teachers, publishing a vocabulary workbook, creating online courses, developing a speaking app, selling my business and now starting a new - teacher training - one. I love sharing my experiences and what it took to get me here, so I hope you'll enjoy the content on the blog.

And, of course, if you need help with class preparation, lesson planning, or anything concerning teaching languages, feel free to get in touch.

- Eva

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