AMAZONAS LATIN STUDIO WAS FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 2006. IT WAS FOUNDED BY THE VENEZUELAN AUSTRALIAN LUIS LEON. WHO IS QUALIFIED AS A SPANISH TEACHER, PERSONA TRAINER AND COMES FROM A LATIN AMERICAN BACK GROUND OF LATIN DANCING.
LUIS LEON: WHEN I CAME TO AUSTRALIA 8 YEARS AGO I DID NOT HAVE ANY CLUE ABOUT WHAT I COULD DO HERE TO WORK.
AFTER I GOT THE VISA TO WORK I APPLIED FOR MY FIRST JOB AS A SPANISH TEACHER AND I GOT IT. I STARTED TO WORK IN MELBOURNE WITH A PRIVATE SCHOOL CALLED WESLEY COLLEGE. FOR MANY REASONS I DECIDED TO CHANGE MY JOB AND TWO YEARS LATTER I WORKED WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE SCHOOL CALLED METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE PLUS WORKING EVERY WHERE IN SOME OF THE PRIVATE LABGUAGE SCHOOLS IN MELBOURNE.
I COULD NOT GET USE TO THE TERRIBLE WEATHER IN MELBOURNE, SO MY PARTNER NARELLE, MY 6 WEEKS BORN LITTLE BOY JOE AND I DECIDED TO MOVE TO QUEENSLAND. AND AGAIN IT WAS ANOTHER ADVENTURE FOR ME BECAUSE IT IS NOT EASY TO FIND A JOB AS A SPANISH TEACHER IN QUEENSLAND
SO THAT WHY I DECIDED TO START MY OWN BUSSINES FROM NOTHING...WE RENTED A BIG QUEENLANDER HOUSE IN HARLING ROAD IPSWICH- QUEENSLAND . WITH ENOUGH SPACE TO HAVE A DANCING ROOM, SPANISH CLASSROOM AND OFFICE AND ENOUGH SPACE TO START MY PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS...
WE HAVE MORE THAN 3 YEARS NOW. WE HAVE ACHIEVED A LOT OF THINGS IN A VERY SHORT TIME LIKE HAVING PERMANENT CLIENTS, MORE SPORT EQUIPMENT ETC.
THIS YEAR WE WOULD LIKE TO START BUILDING OUR SECOND PROYECT IN THE VENEZUELAN ANDES. THE PROYECT IS TO OPEN ANOTHER BUSSINES IN VENEZUELA WITH ACCOMODATION, TRAVEL AGENCY, SPANISH LESSONS, DANCING LESSONS, CAMPING, TRAINING ETC