ABOUT GABBY

I help English learners go confidently beyond the classroom to learn English for the real world. I love giving students the confidence to speak English in real life.

My journey started back in 2008, on a humanitarian trip to Cambodia. What I thought would be a short volunteer experience turned into something much bigger. Everywhere my team went, people asked us the same thing: “Can you teach me English?”

In speaking to the locals, I discovered that English was an open door for them. It was a chance to get a job in the tourism industry that would give their families a better future. It was then that I learned the power of English. It was there in Cambodia where I felt a little spark in my heart. I knew at that moment that I would teach English at some point. 

Fast forward to 2010. After returning from the Middle East on another humanitarian trip, I started volunteering at an English center for Arabic immigrants in Brooklyn. At the end of my first class, I thought: this is what I’m meant to do.

A short time later, I enrolled in Graduate school and I earned my Master’s Degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). In 2011, I began teaching English to international students in the iconic Empire State Building in New York City. Every day, I worked with students from all over the world, each with their own story, culture, and dreams-and I fell in love with not just teaching English, but connecting with people across cultures.

Over time, my students kept telling me the same thing: they didn’t have a good way to practice English once they went back home to their countries. They kept encouraging me to start a YouTube channel or an Instagram page that they could follow.

So in 2020, while the world was shut down, I created English with Gabby as a way to help learners around the world. Since then, I’ve taught thousands of students from across the globe, focusing on the kind of English that takes you beyond the classroom and into real life conversations.

Though I’ve taught English around the world, I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, with my husband and three kids who are 8, 4 and less than 1. 

Teaching English is what I absolutely love to do because at the end of the day, learning English isn’t just about language, it’s about making connections, gaining confidence, and creating new opportunities that will change your life.

Join me on this journey!