I am currently working as a Spanish translator and office secretary in a retina specialist´s office in Yonkers, NY. I do simultaneous verbal translations as well as written ones, as a good portion of the patients are hispanic and many are first generation. They are almost if not entirely dependent on the translations. I have been learning a lot of new vocabulary and find the job very interesting.
I did study abroad in Madrid my junior year at Skidmore, and then returned as an English Language Assistant upon graduating. I was paired with a very nice girl from London, and we worked well together as a team to teach the classes. At our particular primary school, we were more the instructors than the assistants, and we enjoyed the freedom to be creative with the classes and activities.
My Spanish classes at Skidmore were the highlight of my experience there; I chose Skidmore primarily because of the Foreign Language Department, and I feel I grew and changed tremendously both personally and academically. As previously mentioned, I am using the language on a daily basis, both at work and at home, as I married a Spaniard this summer.