Jeremiah has taught many students in Kiswahili over the past 20 years. Several of his students share their experience here.
Ann and Kelsey, teacher and volunteer in Dar
What a patient man! Jeremiah has been encouraging and flexible and kind in all of our lessons so far. He is teaching in a way that builds a foundation for really understanding the language, but through words and structures we can (and want to) use immediately. He cares about our success, and makes this daunting and important process seem manageable. We enjoy our time with Jeremiah, and have learned more than we expected, about Kiswahili and life in Tanzania.
Melissa & David, professionals in Dar es Salaam
Jeremiah is an excellent and patient language teacher. He’s the only reason my husband and I have been able to stick with Swahili since moving to Dar 9 months ago. Jeremiah creates a low stress and positive learning environment, and is completely understanding of our hectic work schedules, that leave us little time for studying outside our tutoring sessions.
Classes with Jeremiah focus heavily on conversational swahili, and after every class we find ourselves better able to communicate in everyday life. Meanwhile, Jeremiah has also introduced all of the basic (and now more advanced) grammatical structures to provide us with a strong base as we progress. I highly recommend Jeremiah as a Swahili tutor.
Dorine, a political scientist and researcher from Holland
I am very glad I found Jeremiah. He is incredibly patient, kind, intelligent & knowledgeable and he knows exactly how best to improve your Swahili. He tailors his lessons exactly to your needs. In addition, classes are not expensive, especially considering the fact that Jeremiah will teach you privately in the comfort of your own home. In six months, Jeremiah taught me a lot about the language, but in doing so, also about the country and its people. I highly recommend him!
Patrick Gruczkun, project leader visiting from Sweden
I had the privilege to have Jeremiah as my Swahili teacher as I took my first steps towards mastering the language in 2017. Jeremiah is a knowledgeable and patient teacher. He has a clear and structured plan for his teaching and the ability to explain not only the “what” but also the “why” of the language. I highly recommend his services.
Neil, Medical Researcher, United Kingdom
I was doing a medical research project and wanted to learn enough to speak to patients and tell them what I was going to do. I found Jeremiah online and found him to be patient, friendly and effective teacher. In just a few short hours I went from knowing no Swahili at all to being able to have a conversation with my patients. Jeremiah is very flexible and will travel to meet his students. Highly recommended!
Claire, a social worker working with an NGO in Dar es Salaam
I meet Jeremiah for two hours Swahili lessons twice a week, I look forward to and enjoy the lessons, they never feel like a chore. Jeremiah is always very organised and prepared for each lesson, he is very patient and I feel comfortable asking even the simplest of questions. I’ve also really appreciated the flexibility that his lessons provide. Jeremiah comes to where I am staying at each lesson. He has also been really flexible with lesson times which has been brilliant because my schedule changes from week to week.
Anders from Norway
I enjoy having Jeremiah as my Swahili teacher. First of all, he’s a great teacher. He explains things well, he finds interesting topics to talk about and the conversations can easily go on while learning new words and phrases. Secondly, he is very flexible when it comes to meeting times and arrangements.
Kate – a graduate student working on an environmental project in Tanzania and Kenya
Jeremiah offered a great introduction to Swahili, and is a patient and encouraging teacher. Travels and field visits have interrupted my classes, but Jeremiah has been flexible and helped me learn bits and pieces as I go.
Guy, a health agency development worker from Switzerland
I was with Jeremiah for two and a half months. Jeremiah supported me very well on my path to further strengthen my Kiswahili skills. The class was a good mix of learning how to be more conversant as well as grammar rules. I highly appreciate and recommend Jeremiah as a Kiswahili teacher.
Jeongsu Nam, surgeon in Dar es Salaam and student for 3 months
Jeremiah is not only a good Swahili teacher for me, he has also become a really good friend. After 3 months of lessons, we’re talking in Swahili almost all of the time. During the lessons, we mostly talk about various topics like politics, social issues in Tanzania and environmental issues. Jeremiah’s lessons also allow me to communicatie with my patients at the hospital, both professionally and socially.
Alexander, a traveler from Germany
Thank you very much for helping me as a tutor to continue learning Kiswahili during my stay in Dar es Salaam Jeremiah, for organizing and bringing teaching materials and giving me more information about life in Dar es Salaam, I will be happy to book lessons with you again when I come back.
Jason, a biomedical engineer from Belgium
I tried to learn Swahili on my own with a book and despite living in Kitunda, surrounded by people speaking only Swahili, it was really hard!
For context, I came to Tanzania for 3 months, and started by learning on my own for 3 weeks before realizing that I needed help to move forward efficiently!
I finally decided to take lessons and went for it hard, 4 times per week, 2h each. God, did I learn fast!
My schedule was very messy and changing often but Jeremiah accomodated it super well and we always found ways to have our lessons!