Being a language student and having had to develop effective communication in many different environments during my Erasmus year in Spain, I am confident speaking to people of all backgrounds. I have spent the past year working in a role dealing with COVID-19, which has allowed me to grow hugely as a person, and I have gained confidence and interpersonal skills which will help me in many ways throughout my graduate years.
I recently studied abroad as part of the Erasmus Programme whereby I spent 9 months in a Spanish University studying Language and Culture, all classes taken in the target language. There, I gave English lessons to Spanish natives, and they returned classes in their language. I lived with a Spanish/Italian family with a young baby and worked as a nanny to expose him to English as a third language. Being a twenty-year-old alone in a foreign country was a great challenge for me to grow personally and professionally since I was able to gain essential skills which have allowed me to grow and mature exceptionally.
In addition, during the summer of 2019 I lived with an Italian family for 5 weeks in Padua where I looked after two young boys, aged 5 and 8. The experience was invaluable as it provided me with an opportunity to enhance my Italian language skills and self-confidence. I was able to provide and receive a mutual cultural exchange and throughout my time there I was also able to improve the boys’ oral and written English skills.
I have also recently been employed by Disney World for the Summer of 2023, due to my extensive experience with languages and cultures, which I believes serves as a great representation of my tenacious attitude.