RUTH

ENGLISH TEACHER

My Story with English

Having lived abroad at a very early age, I always knew there was a big wide world out there and, although I love my home country, I also wanted to experience more of the world outside England.

I studied Linguistics at university and, a few years after graduating, became qualified as a Secondary English teacher, knowing this would give me an opportunity to work abroad. With the desire to leave the UK still very much alive, in 2009 I saw a window to live in Portugal and I took the opportunity with little hesitation.

It was the best decision. I was able to combine my love of English and an ESL teacher and satisfy my urge to live on foreign shores.

I lived in Portugal for around four and a half years, 2013 then saw me move to Spain and after some time, settle in Basque Country.

After more than 9 years in Bilbao and some careful thought, I chose to return to Portugal in 2023 and here I remain.

Although I hope to see a little more of the world.

Beyond the Books English

Being lucky enough to have realised many of my hopes and dreams, I now embark on another journey which is to build a place where English learners can find the tools they need to succeed in their mission, whatever their mission may be.

Over my 16+ years of teaching English as a Second Language I have seen too many students who haven't been suited to sitting still in a classroom and I'd very much like to help and I have seen their frustrations first hand and fully understand that we're not all made the same.

My objective with this site is to take my skills to offer materials to help those students as well as anyone else for whom independent learning would suit them and their lifestyle more.

Creating a place where learners of English can learn and their pace, at their level and in the format of learning that satisfies their needs and wants.