OUR TEAM
What characterizes a True Immersion Team Member?
A passion for the Spanish Language and Culture of Spain and an enthusiasm for sharing it with others; experience teaching and working in academic settings; a nurturing and caring nature; a desire to provide our participants with the resources to become a talented linguist and aficionado of the rich traditions of this special country.
2027 trip leaders:
Ana chapman, ph.d
(far left) Ana teaches Psychology at an independent school in Charlotte, NC, and is a native Spanish and English speaker, having grown up in northern Spain and Florida. Additionally, she is mother to 2 adorable, bilingual children.
caitlin baber, m.a
(far right) Caitlin teaches Spanish at an independent school in Charlotte, NC, and speaks "castellano" like a true "madrileña", due to having spent 9 years living and teaching in Madrid.
Rosario Mota Vargas
Assistant program coordinator, teacher, chaperone
Rosario is a native of Sevilla and a Certified ELE teacher. She has years of experience teaching Spanish at the British Academy of Aracena and for True Immersion.
Before her work with True Immersion, Rosario lived and worked in England and earned her degree in Social Work from the University of Granada.
In addition to her other accolades, Rosario is a Certified Gestalt Therapist, runs Mindfulness Workshops, is a mother of one son, David, and is the President of the Parents’ Association of Aracena!
Ana Maya
Public Relations
Ana, a native of Sevilla, Spain, is an ELE certified teacher and worked as an Administrative Assistant in the Foreign Language Department of the International House School in Sevilla. She was also an assistant to the Ambassador to Spain in Malta!
Before her work with True Immersion, Ana was a pre-school teacher and studied classical ballet and flamenco.
Ana has lived or studied in England, North Carolina, Kansas City, Poland, Malta and Ecuador.
