Student Spotlight: Andrea Dyes

Andrea Dyes is originally from Colorado, but she’s seen more of the world in the past few years than many people see in their whole lives. She spent eight and a half months traveling around South America before finishing her degree in fashion design at RISD. And now? She’s a bona fide New Yorker, taking Spanish 6 with Fluent City. Keep reading for more on Andrea’s travels, her art, and her language-learning experience.

We’re heading into the final stretch of summer, and you may be running out of time to squeeze in a vacation abroad. But if it’s cultural experiences you’re after, there’s no need to go further than your closest subway stop. Read on for our tips on how to swap out your passport for a Metro card and take a vacation in your own city. 

From learning English from his brother at home in the Dominican Republic to learning German from our Fluent City teachers in the classroom, Bryan Medina has been multilingual basically his whole life. Currently, he’s taking German with us to prep him for a Master’s Program in Deutschland itself. So —  does having one language under your belt make it easier to learn another? Does German ever come in handy living in NYC? Read on to find out.