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Gina Jimenez, Volunteer Teacher

In 2022 Gina decided to move from Colombia to Canada, and Edmonton was the chosen destination for her and her husband. While her husband was

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Zebib Berhe Tekeste, Student

Zebib came from Eritrea to Edmonton in Spring 2024. Her first weeks here were about getting to know her new home and spending time with

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Marveli Tellez

Marveli Tellez

Marveli is a dedicated student currently enrolled in a CCI intermediate level class. Marveli came to Canada a little bit over a year and a

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Sandra Kondrad

Sandra Konrad

Sandra Konrad is an experienced instructor with a background that includes an MEd in family education along with over 30 years in adult education, and

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Maile Han

Maile Han is a LEX Low Intermediate student at CCI-LEX, and she is also CCI-LEX’s eldest student ! When Maile came to Canada 42 years

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Jaylene Quinn

What started out as a Google search for teaching opportunities quickly evolved into Jaylene’s journey as a volunteer instructor in the LEX Program. Jaylene began

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Bakhshali & Farida

Farida and Bakhshali came to Canada one year ago with the willingness to learn English, recognizing its prominence as an international language and as a

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Bram van Herwaarden

Bram was introduced to CCI-LEX through his sister-in-law’s mother, who had already been volunteering with the organization for over 10 years! Since the start of

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