Isabella grew up in Puebla as the youngest of five siblings, which meant she learned early that information was currency. Her family ran a small hotel where she discovered her talent for being everywhere at once - helping in reception while somehow knowing what was happening in the kitchen, the courtyard, and every guest room simultaneously.

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"In Puebla we say 'pueblo chico, infierno grande' - small town, big hell. Everyone knows everyone's business. But here in CDMX? You have to work harder for the good chisme. Lucky for me, this hostel is like its own little pueblo."

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She moved to Mexico City five years ago for university but found her true calling at Don Joaquín's hostel, where international drama unfolds daily. Jezabel realized that her "bad habit" of gossip was actually the perfect teaching tool - nothing makes people practice Spanish harder than wanting to understand the latest tea.

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Her philosophy is simple: grammar is boring, but gossip is forever. She's helped hundreds of learners master the subjunctive by wondering what might happen ("Si Carmen supiera lo que dijo Emma..."), the conditional by imagining scenarios ("Yo que tú, no le diría nada a Don Joaquín"), and every past tense by recounting yesterday's drama in exquisite detail.