XO Academy
Spanish for your actual life.
Learn to speak, understand and actually use Spanish through private, conversational lessons built around you.
No school energy. No generic curriculum. No waiting six months before you're allowed to talk.
Live online. Private. One-on-one. Adults only.
Not sure where you're starting? Find your Spanish → — six questions, two minutes.
You don't want to study Spanish.
You want to use it.
You want to talk to people. Travel. Tell stories. Meet someone's family. Flirt. Work. Make friends. Understand what people are saying around you. Stop translating every sentence in your head.
That's what we practice.
Complete beginners are welcome. So are people who studied Spanish for years and still freeze when somebody speaks to them. So are the people with a ridiculous Duolingo streak who somehow still can't have a conversation.
We start where you are.
The method
Spanish built around your life.
Conversation from the beginning
You start speaking before you feel completely ready.
Your real life becomes the curriculum
Travel, work, dating, family, hobbies, friendships and situations you are actually going to encounter.
Grammar when it helps
Grammar is taught as a tool, not as the entire purpose of learning a language.
Natural pronunciation
Learn how words actually sound when people speak.
Real Spanish
Textbooks have their place. So does knowing what people actually mean when they open their mouth.
Not sure where you're starting?
Find your Spanish.
Six questions, about two minutes. I'll tell you what's actually going on with your Spanish and what I'd do about it.
How it works
Nobody gets handed a generic curriculum. Here's what actually happens.
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We talk
A free 15-minute call. Not a lesson, not a sales pitch. I want to hear what you want Spanish for, where you are now, what has and hasn't worked before, and tell you honestly whether I'm the right person for it.
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You pick your pace
Once, twice or three times a week, depending on the plan. You can move up or down later — most people do.
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You tell me about your Spanish
A short questionnaire, about ten minutes. Where you are, why you want this, what you'd love to be able to say, and what you never want a lesson to feel like.
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I build your Journey Map
Your own document. Where your Spanish is right now, where you're going, and the conversations we're building toward. This is the part that makes the lessons yours.
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You start talking
You'll speak Spanish in your first session. Before you feel ready. That's the whole method.
Your Spanish should have a destination.
Every qualifying private student gets a personalized XO Journey Map — written after your first session, with your name on it, and the reason your lessons won't feel like anybody else's.
It looks something like this:
You Are Here
What you already understand, where you hesitate, and what currently stops you from communicating naturally.
Your Why
Why Spanish matters in your life.
Your Spanish World
Interests — fitness · tech · travel · cooking · dating
Where it matters — trips to Mexico · Spanish-speaking friends · restaurants and going out
Goals — tell stories · joke naturally · understand people at full speed
Your First 30 Days
Concrete communication goals — specific things you'll be able to do that you can't do today.
Next
30, 60 and 90-day milestones.
Then we build the lessons out of that. Not out of a textbook about a pencil that is underneath a desk.
About Ava
Hi, I'm Ava.
I'm a native Spanish speaker who had to learn another language too. I taught myself English through immersion, conversation, paying attention to how people actually spoke, making mistakes and continuing anyway.
That experience shapes the way I teach Spanish. I don't want you memorizing Spanish just so you can pass Spanish. I want it coming out of your mouth when you need it.
And yes, we'll probably laugh a lot while we're doing it.
The plans
Live, private, one-on-one, unless it says otherwise. Monthly. Cancel any time.
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Spanish Circle
$49/month
One 60-minute session a week, just for a group of two to six that you bring yourself.
For a group you already have — friends, a couple, family, coworkers. I don't place strangers together; you bring your own group, and each person subscribes individually at this price.
Group format — doesn't include a personal Journey Map.
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Journey Lite
$89/month
One 30-minute private session a week.
For tight budgets and tight schedules. Short, focused, all speaking. You get the full intake and your own Journey Map — just less time on the clock.
Book a Free 15-Minute Call -
Most people start here
The Journey
$149/month
One 60-minute private session a week.
The standard. Full intake, your Journey Session, your Journey Map, weekly lessons built from your actual life, challenges between sessions, and milestones as you hit them.
Book a Free 15-Minute Call -
Momentum
$279/month
Two 60-minute private sessions a week.
For people who want this to actually move. Twice the live practice, faster feedback, and noticeably less of that thing where you forget everything between lessons.
If you freeze when you speak, this is the one. Output is the only thing that fixes it.
Book a Free 15-Minute Call -
Intensive
$360/month
Three 60-minute private sessions a week.
For a move, a trip, a deadline, or meeting somebody's family. Limited spots — this one takes twelve hours of my month.
Book a Free 15-Minute Call
Not sure which one? Book the free call and I'll tell you what I'd put you on, and why.
Become a founding student.
XO Academy is growing, and the first 15 students get founding-member pricing.
If you're one of them: your rate is locked for 12 months, on whatever plan you choose. You keep it if you upgrade, downgrade, or pause. Prices go up after that — for new students, not for you.
What I ask in return is honest feedback, and once you've got something real to say, a testimonial.
Your first month, guaranteed.
Do your first full session. If you decide I'm not the right teacher for you, tell me within 48 hours and I'll refund the month. No explanation required, no awkwardness.
You should be excited to show up. If you're not, you shouldn't be paying for it.
I won't promise you fluent in 30 days.
Or 90. Anybody who does is selling you something.
Progress depends on where you're starting, how often we meet, how much Spanish you let into your life between sessions, and how willing you are to sound imperfect on the way there.
What I will promise is a real plan built around you, and specific things you can do at 30, 60 and 90 days that you can't do today — individual progress varies.
30 days
Spanish starts coming out of your mouth.
60 days
Conversations begin feeling possible.
90 days
Spanish starts becoming part of your actual life.
Questions
How long until I can actually speak Spanish?
You'll speak Spanish in your first session — badly, on purpose, and that's the point. Holding a real conversation is usually a few months in, depending on how often we meet and what you do between lessons. I'll give you a straight answer about your own timeline on the call.
Do I need to know Spanish already?
No. Complete beginners are genuinely welcome. So are people at every messy stage after that.
Are lessons in Spanish or English?
Both, and the ratio shifts as you do. You'll never be dropped into something you can't follow. Immersion shouldn't mean confusion.
What happens during the free call?
Fifteen minutes, no pitch. I ask what you want Spanish for, where you're starting, and what has or hasn't worked before — then tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit and what pace makes sense.
Which plan should I choose?
Most people start with The Journey. If your budget's tight or you already have a group to bring, start there instead — you can always move up. Not sure? Book the free call and I'll tell you what I'd put you on, and why.
What if I miss a week?
Reschedule free with 24 hours' notice. Life happens — you get one no-notice reschedule every three months, no questions. One unused session can roll into the next month.
Can I change plans?
Yes, any time, up or down. Most people do at some point.
Can I cancel?
Any time, before your next billing date. No contracts, no cancellation fees.
What if it isn't a fit?
Then you get your first month back. See the guarantee above.
Do you teach children?
Adults only.
What do I need for lessons?
A device, headphones, decent internet, and a willingness to sound imperfect for a while.
Come find your Spanish.
Tell me where you are, where you want Spanish to take you, and we'll figure out the rest.