Born and raised in a monolingual home in Madrid, Natalia’s world cracked open when she traded her journalism studies and theater rehearsals for life in Germany and Croatia. It was there she discovered a passion for languages and a deep love for Balkan culture.

A true citizen of the world with 40 countries under her belt, she now balances a career in influencer marketing at italki with her most rewarding project yet: raising her 4-year-old daughter to be a multilingual explorer.