Welcome to Señor Smith's Website!

¡HOLA!

My name is Ryan Smith, and I have been teaching Spanish at Fort Madison HS since 1997. I am a proud graduate of the U. of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. While attending the U. of Iowa, I was also able to study at the University of Valladolid in Spain for a summer term. It was my studies in Spanish that sparked an interest in travel and in learning about other cultures.

I have also had the fortune to travel to Mexico a couple of times, and to the Dominican Republic, to experience first hand what life is like in those countries. It is my favorite part of learning a new language, and it is my hope that my students will have the same opportunity and desire to travel to and explore a Spanish-speaking country some day!

Learning Spanish is not an easy task, but it is a very rewarding endeavor...Stick with it and many doors of opportunity will be opened up to you!