Zahan Billimoria
Owner / Teacher

Zahan grew up in Geneva Switzerland and has also lived in central and southern Chile. He has been working as a professional language educator for over a decade, helping students of every age and level achieve their goals. Before starting Z Language School, Zahan taught for Teton Literacy Program in Jackson (Adult ESL), Central Wyoming College (Adult Spanish), the Learning Academy of Teton Valley (k-8 Spanish and French) and the Pingree School in South Hamilton, Massachusetts (High School Spanish and French).

He is an unwavering believer that every student has the capacity to learn a second language, since they have already learned a first. His strength is in creating a participatory classroom environment where language learning is enjoyable and risk-taking is highly encouraged.

Rose Hendricks
Program Director

Rose has been learning and studying Spanish for most of her life, and has lived and travelled extensively in South America. She loves the music of Spanish as well as the different perspectives that learning another language provides. Rose has taught in Ecuador and Teton Valley and her fulfillment in teaching comes from witnessing students' satisfaction in their achievements.

Bridget Lyons
Teacher

Bridget has been a professional educator for 16 years, having taught everything from elementary school to whitewater kayaking to yoga. She really enjoys teaching Spanish because she loves to share her enthusiasm for Latin culture and life with her students through language acquisition. Bridget has lived and worked in Mexico and southern Chile and has traveled extensively throughout Central and South America.

Bridget's high energy teaching style makes her classes vibrant and fun, and her commitment to each student's learning ensures that everyone experiences progress and satisfaction.

Shoshana Kobrin
Teacher

Shoshana has a passion for language and culture that has brought her all over the world, as well as teaching all over Teton Valley. She has lived, traveled, and studied extensively in Europe and Latin America. Presently she teaches high school Spanish at Journeys School, yoga in Spanish at Akasha Yoga, and knitting classes at Knit on Pearl. Shoshana enjoys teaching to all ages and levels, because she believes learning a language is a life long commitment that everyone should experience. She feels that class should be fun and engaging in a relaxed environment in order to benefit all students.