¡Hola! Bonjour! Ciao! Hallo!

My name is Karen, and I am the proud owner of Lingotot Amersham (and formerly of the super-successful Lingotot Crouch End). I am the mother of a wonderful little girl called Lucinda, and of an equally wonderful French Bulldog called Fulgencio. Lucinda and Fulgencio are the centre of my life and the motivation of everything I do. They are both bilingual and as passionate about language-learning as I am!

I grew up in South America, initially in the picturesque city of Cartagena, in Colombia. Those of you who have visited Cartagena will know that it is quite the hotspot for domestic and international tourism. Growing up in such a touristic environment, awakened my curiosity for foreign languages from an early age. Later on, my family moved to Medellin, which is a hub for education and thus began my career in languages. I found in foreign languages a subject I was passionate to learn from an early age, and which I was good at. I simply couldn’t get enough of it! I wanted to learn as many languages as I could and continue to learn them until my brain couldn’t stretch any more. As a youngster, I benefitted from extensive travel experiences, both with my family and as a lone student.

I originally qualified as a lawyer in Colombia and moved to the UK very early in my career. Once in the UK, it quickly became clear that my language knowledge would play a central part in my professional and personal development. For many years, I worked in International Travel Litigation, until I decided to form a family. Once I had Lucinda and Fulgencio, I decided I wanted a change in profession and I became part of the awesome Lingotot family.

I founded Lingotot Crouch End, which grew through and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, rising above the challenges of the time and becoming an established and hugely successful business within its initial year. I am proud to say that I was the force behind its successful start. I left Crouch End with multiple, sold-out after-school clubs, in-school provisions, and well-known and hugely popular holiday camps.

I moved to Amersham, in the beautiful Chilterns in late 2024 due to family circumstances, and at present I mainly work with local schools, providing high-quality in-school language tuition, as well as after school clubs. I shall shortly be starting my holiday camps’ programme, so watch this space!

I have found in Lingotot the perfect fit for my passionate love of languages and my love of children and education. I can’t wait to grow and expand my services in Amersham in the same way I did in Crouch End.

If you are local to my area, I hope to see you soon!