International Experience

Where in the world have I been?

Madrid, Spain:

Auxiliar de Conversación

- September 2019 to 2020

Built rapport from directly interacting with students in the Spanish public-school system
Taught American culture and English language skills to students (grades1-6)
Worked with faculty to develop the educational experience of students
Assisted with daily classroom operation to facilitate an English environment
Lead small groups of students to develop comprehension, reading, grammar, writing, speaking, listening, and conversational skills with the English language
Assessed students’ ability with the English language
Assisted with the implementation of an E-learning environment for students to continue their education during a world epidemic (COVID-19)
Tutored one on one with both students and adults from the Madrid community
Completed and received training with MOOC resulting in the completion of a final project that could be implemented in the school

Granada, Spain

Study Abroad

- May to August 2017

Took the Spanish language intensive program
- 5 hours of classroom instruction 5 days a week
- Received 12.5 credits in 8-weeks, which is equivalent to a 17-week (full) semester at Ball State
Stayed with a host family (Spanish speaking)
- 3 native Spanish speaking roommates who were also students
- Daily exposure and interactions with my host mother
Participated in “Intercambios”
- Intercambios is a program that is an hour-long conversation with a native Spaniard. ½ hour is spent speaking English and the other ½ hour is spent speaking Spanish.
During this time, I also traveled to London and 3 Moroccan cities and many Spanish cities throughout Andalucía

Tarime, Tanzania

Mission Trip

-July 2014

2-week trip
Angel House Orphanage & Secondary School
Taught basic computer classes to high school ages 16 – 22+ involving Microsoft office applications, creating a resume and cover letter, and how to use a web cam to build a professional profile
- Taught for 5 days, 5 hours a day (25 hours of teaching)
Taught kindergarten students
- Taught a hands-on learning unit about spiders that consisted of making spider hats, counting books, and playdough
  - Facilitated activities/songs that involved gross motor skills like ring around the rosy and itsy-bitsy spider

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Mission Trip

- March 2013

Built two urban houses within the city dump as well as four bunkbeds for separate families
Spent a day interacting with the community and families while delivering supplies of necessities to those in need
Participated in a course on poverty