Since graduating, I received my Master's degree in Higher Education Administration from New York University. My area of concentration was international programs/international student services. After completing the degree in 2001, I spent part of that summer working as the Administrative Coordinator for a high school exchange program based outside Havana, Cuba. I never would have had that opportunity without the language skills. Currently, I work as a foreign student advisor at Columbia University. There are occasional opportunities where I interact with Spanish-speaking students or scholars--particularly newly arrived exchange visitors. I feel that my Spanish language skills are one of the best things I've taken with me from college, and it keeps open many possibilities for my career track.