Trilingual Communication
“I connected with the communities I was serving by communicating with lawyers, immigration officials, and youth in their own languages.”
Major: Romance Languages, Non-profit Organizations Nexus
Internships: YMCA; Camp Boggy Creek; WeCount!
Employer: PGA of America
Studying Romance Languages throughout college often led those around me to wonder what I could possibly hope to do with such an abstract degree. Outside of working as a translator or a teacher, few could see the use of my studies. And while I work in what seems to be a completely unrelated field, my studies have helped me achieve the impossible.
Throughout my time at ϲ, I interned and worked for quite a few different nonprofits- YMCA, Camp Boggy Creek and WeCount!, to name a few. During my time in each of these organizations, I was able to use my language skills to better connect with the communities I was serving by communicating with lawyers, immigration officials, and by teaching youth in their primary languages.
After graduating, I returned to Miami to work for the United Way as a Loan Executive, where I learned invaluable skills in public speaking and was able to further use my language skills to write grant proposals and promote a sense of community for the different retail organizations whose fundraising campaigns I ran. While I almost never wrote in English during my time at ϲ, understanding three languages (French, Spanish, English) really made communicating a breeze.
Although I am no longer as immersed in community projects, I am hoping to bring more of my wonderful ϲ experiences to my current position with my local PGA Section. Admittedly, golf has never really been my thing, but I'm hoping through my time here, I can open this sport up to those who never thought it was possible- and learn to love it myself.