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.