Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, Iris has known that she wanted to be a teacher since she was a little girl. As a student, she went to live in London in order to understand the processes of language acquisition and to be able to empathize with students going through the language learning process. She then returned to the University of Barcelona to complete her BA in Philology and Second Language Acquisition, followed by her TESOL certification with Costa Rica TEFL and her Master’s in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language with a postgraduate certificate in Digital Learning from the EDECA Center for Postgraduate Studies. Iris has taught since 2012, first at children’s language classes in Spain, then teaching Spanish as a Second Language to adults and children with Intercultura Costa Rica. She became certified as a Teacher Trainer for Spanish as a Second Language by the Cervantes Institute in 2025 and has participated in creating textbook content for the TEC University. Iris is known for her friendly, proactive, and outgoing personality, and in her free time she enjoys spending time with her “Tico” family, reading, going to the beach and exercising.

"Iris was fantastic. She led a dynamic and informative class." - Jill Scott, 2024

"Iris did a fantastic job explaining the subtleties of Spanish grammar. Excellent teacher!" - Sara Cohen, 2024

"Iris is a great teacher. She has wonderful enthusiasm and energy. She also knows when to back up and explain important concepts. I appreciate her animated explanations." - Susan Schaefer, 2023

"I really enjoyed being in her class. She knows how to teach stuff in an easy and understandable way and she was always super motivated and helpful, The way she speaks was very useful to understand and learn Spanish and she gave really good advice." - Ivana Pesevska, 2023

"Iris was outstanding, one of the best instructors I have ever had."  - Time Grothaus, 2018

"Iris was fantastic. Her enthusiasm was always incredible and she explained things very well. Muchas gracias a Iris!" - Kate Large, 2019