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Zaida was born in Seville, Spain the capital de Andalucía, and spent her childhood in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a small city in the province of Andaluza de Cádiz. Her family is from Granada, Spain a city she has known since she was a child when she spent summers traversing the Sierra Nevada mountain range with relatives. Zaida worked as a Professor of Spanish and Theater at the Universidad de Perpignan in France for several years. It was during the time that she discovered and fell in love with the town of Argelès-sur-Mer. Currently, Zaida accepted a teaching position through the French government in the island of Guadeloupe, in the south Caribbean. Fluent in English, French, German, and of course Spanish, Zaida has worked as a tour guide, language professor, website designer and sales representative with international academic and cultural travel organizations. Combining her knowledge of German and Spanish languages and cultures, she created a unique travel program in Andalucía for Germans studying Spanish. Zaida holds a Doctorate in Spanish Literature and History of Journalism from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has a Masters degree in Superior Hispanic Studies from the Universidad de Sevilla and a degree in Spanish Philology from the Universidad de Granada. She also studied German Anthropology and Philology at the Universidad de Basilea in Switzerland. She obtained her certification as a German language professor in Düsseldorf, Germany. Zaida produces research and articles in her areas of expertise in Spanish and history.Her work has been published in distinguished periodicals including Revista Alhóndiga. Zaida is passionate about traveling, nature, biking, running, snowboarding, surfing, swimming, and race walking. A true athlete, she was a member of the elite club de Atletismo de Saint Andreu in Barcelona for two years. Zaida has hiked the Davos region of Switzerland, the Black Forest of southern Germany, the French Alps, and thousands of kilometers through various rustic routes on the Camino de Santiago. Zaida enjoys reading, writing, learning languages, film, theater music, singing, and dancing. She loves discovering new places and people, and admiring the colors, music, sounds and smells of each place. She can’t wait to accompany you on your French journey!