Northeastern University Spanish Class Service-Learning Volunteers
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Anastasia Taylor || Hannah DeYoung || Evan Didisheim || Shweta Athilat || Jackie Cahill || Nick Forth || Lauren O’Connor || Ken Simone || Will Schubert || Kathryn Stafford ||
My name is Anastasia Taylor and I am 19 years old. I was born on March 21. I have a sister and two dogs. My sister and I both go to Northeastern University. I like the fall and every month of the year. I lived in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, for six months. In Costa Rica it was all different! I want to live in South America before finishing college. But I need to practice Spanish!I like to travel everywhere.
My family is from England and the Tcheck Republic so I have been in Europe at least. Also, I would like to be a nurse or medical doctor and work in many countries. I like listening to music and writing. Recently i have been listening to music from India and Ghana. I love learning about music from around the world. I like dancing with my friends and going to the beach all the time. During winter break I always go to the beach with my dogs. It is cold but it is still fun. I am very happy I was able to work with Global Potential this semester and I can’t wait to hear about how the trip this summer goes.
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Hello! My name is Hannah DeYoung and I am a student in my first year at Northeastern University. I am studying Journalism and I hope to minor in International Affairs or Communications. Although I now live in Boston, I am originally from Los Angeles, California, where I lived my whole life. I love California and it’s incredible culture, with people from many different backgrounds living together now in one place. I miss it and my friends and family, but I also love living here in Boston! It is an amazing city and Northeastern is a fantastic school.
One of my greatest passions is travel, and I love every opportunity I get to travel both in the United States and internationally. I have been to 17 states and 7 countries and every place is special and interesting to me because it is never exactly like I imagine. I studied Spanish throughout high school but have never been to a spanish speaking country.
In California I worked a lot with the 4-H Youth Development Program, with youth from across the state as a State Ambassador and the Summer Camp Director and San Fernando Valley Club President. I drove from San Diego to Sacramento helping the youth through programs that taught them life skills like public speaking, community service, and leadership. I love working with youth, and supporting them to reach their fullest potential.
I am very excited to be working with Global Potential now because I love everything it does. It not only gives students the opportunity to travel, but also teaches them the importance of community service and leadership. As part of my advanced spanish class, I hope to improve my spanish and become more fluent because someday I want to work or study in a country that speaks spanish.
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My name is Evan Didisheim. I am a sophomore at Northeastern, studying business. I am from Brunswick, Maine but was born in Washington DC. I enjoy the company of friends, watching and playing sports, and movies. I spent five weeks in Argentina in the Summer of 2011 and really enjoyed learning and living in the culture. I plan on going abroad again for a future semester, perhaps in another country in South America. My other travel experiences include El Salvador, Italy and Greece.
I started taking Spanish classes in 8th grade and continued throughout high school. I did not take it my first year at Northeastern. I enjoy Spanish food, music, art and movies. The word I would use to describe the Spanish culture is vibrant.
My time so far at Global Potential has been good. I think the organization is serving an amazing cause and that is why I was attracted to do service here. In a few short years I think GP could have an immense reach and impact and I truly see potential for GP to be even more global!
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My name is Shweta Athilat and I am a second year at Northeastern University. I am a Biology major considering a career in medicine. I am from Westborough, MA which is about an hour away from the city. I came to Northeastern looking for an opportunity to be a part of the urban life and the great programs and education that Northeastern offers. One of the great programs we have is the service learning program through which I got to be a part of Global Potential!
Ever since I started learning Spanish in 7th grade, I have loved it. Not only the language, but the culture fascinates me as well. I love Spanish literature, film and especially music! I am applying to a dialogue that will be taking place in Seville, Spain and hope to get accepted because it would be an opportunity of a lifetime. I always look for experiences to enhance my Spanish speaking skills or to just be in a Spanish speaking environment. I have traveled to Mexico for 2 weeks one summer, but I would like to expand on that and visit many more Spanish speaking countries. I hope to combine my major of Biology with my love for Spanish and hopefully volunteer or work in hospitals in various countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Through my classes at Northeastern and my service learning at Global Potential, I have realized how strong my passion for Spanish is and that I would like to minor in it. I would also like to be a part of some of the great programs that global potential provides.
GP is an amazing environment to learn what community and team work is. Their enthusiasm and eagerness to help is inspiring. Looking through the pictures of their various trips and events makes me want to be a part of it too! Global Potential not only acknowledges what they can do for their community, but also what their community can do for them. They take the time to immerse themselves in a new environment and culture and learn to the best of their abilities while simultaneously creating a positive influence in their ventures abroad.
I am so grateful to be a part of Global Potential and help them make a difference!
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My name is Jackie Cahill and I am in my third year at Northeastern University. I am studying international business with concentrations in finance and marketing. I am from Cohasset, Massachussets, 45 minutes outside of Boston. I have two younger sisters and a very large family. My biggest goal is to speak Spanish fluently, and use this language in my career after school. In my life I have traveled a lot with my family. I have traveled to Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Morocco, and many states in North America. I want to travel to more countries in Europe and South America. I would like to travel to Argentina and Chile and many more countries. After graduation from Northeastern, I would like to live in Spain and possible South America.
In a group I like to work as a team, with each person working the same amount. I also like when people can work in areas that interest them. I think that each person should help using his or her skills and interests. I am very hard-working and I love to work in a group, I think I can communicate very efficiently with people.
For me, Potential means that each person has many possibilities to do great things. In class, in an organization, in a relationship, there are numerous possibilities and a lot of potential. If you want to do good things, you can do good things. Global means a large world that is very connected. The whole world is more global each year, and it is easier to do work with different countries and people of different cultures. The world has millions of people who can teach us, and it is important to participate in the global world.
For the rest of my life, I will remember the lifestyle in Spain. People in Spain live a much slower life, with more time for family and friends. I loved this in Spain, everything is more relaxed. I think that it is important to appreciate life, the people, and important things in your life. In Spain everyone takes time to appreciate the life and in reality, they are happier than people here.
In Spain there is a phrase “Don’t worry about it/ It’s nothing”. I think that this embodies the culture in Spain very well. In the United States, people are always preoccupied with insignificant things. The expression “No pasa nada” means that a lot of things aren’t important enough to worry yourself over. There are always problems, but we don’t need to spend a lot of time with them.
What makes me unique is my ability to work and have relationships with many different types of people. I love to meet and learn from people of different cultures. I think that I can speak with almost anyone, and for this I want to speak Spanish fluently. If I can communicate in Spanish, many doors will open for me.
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My name is Nick Forth and I am a student en my third year at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. At Northeastern I study International Business concentrating in Finance and Marketing. I have lived in the city for three years now and I have liked it a lot. I like the fast life and that there is always something to do. Originally I am from Danville, California. I have lived there with my family for 12 years. It is outside San Francisco and at the base of a large mountain. In California I have had the opportunity to live very close to people from a variety of different cultures and backgrounds, most specifically Mexicans.
In my life I have had the opportunity to travel to many states in the United States and even to other countries. In the United States I have traveled to all of the states on each coast and some of the states in the middle. I have also traveled to Spain, Belize, Mexico, Jamaica, Portugal, Morocco, Grand Cayman and some of the Caribbean Islands. The Latin Culture constantly has fascinated me with the fast and diverse music. This is the reason I chose Northeastern and my program of International Business for Spain. My program is a program that takes me to Spain to study and work for a year.
In a group I usually find myself being a leader. I want to have the pressure to perform and to have results. I am not scared to get my hands dirty and to work hard for a big result. I like to obtain the opinions of other people in my group and make the best project that I can.
I have only lived in another country for six weeks this past summer. I like the opportunity to see another culture for a long time with a person from that country. I think that the world is getting smaller with each day and it is necessary to obtain the ability to see countries in their eyes and accept the differences. Global Potential is an organization that understands this point and I look forward to the opportunity to give my time to a great organization.
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My name is Lauren O’Connor, and I am a student at Northeastern University. It is my third year here at Northeastern and in Boston, and I am happy to have spent all of my years here. I am from Holden, Massachusetts, which is a town about an hour away from Boston. At Northeastern, I am studying International Business, with a dual concentration in Finance and Marketing, and a minor in Spanish. I have been to Spain three times before, and because of that, Spanish is a big part of my life, and I would like to live in Spain one day. One goal in my life is to complete a study abroad year in Madrid. Part of my program of International Business at Northeastern is to go abroad and live in Spain for a year. Next year when I go abroad, I will complete a semester in school there, and complete a co-op there. It seems like a difficult program, but I will learn a lot.
I am pleased to be working with an organization such as Global Potential. With my exchange experiences in Spain, I met alot of people from all over the world. At Global Potential, I want to meet more people and help the community that I live in. It is also important to me to practice my Spanish. For me, the world is getting smaller every day with all the new ways of communicating and new technology. I believe that Global Potential is a very important organization because it helps our neighboring countries in Central America, and in the Caribbean, and that in turn helps the whole world. I am fortunate that I can be part of this organization with the Service-Learning program at Northeastern, and I am passionate about helping Global Potential with its missions and goals for the world.
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KEN SIMONE, Spring 2011
My name is Ken Simone and I’m a student at Northeastern University. I am doing my internship with Global Potential this spring semester of 2011. I study international business with a concentration in Finance and Spanish. I’m from Morristown, New Jersey, a town approximately four hours from Boston. I love to travel, and some places that I’ve visited include Spain, Portugal, Morocco, and Jamaica. I want to visit many other countries, especially Italy, South Africa, and Brazil.
I define “potential” as the ability to do great things. I think that everyone has a certain potential of some kind, but not everyone uses it. I define “global” as related to the whole world. I believe that the world is more connected now than in the past. For me, global potential is an opportunity to help people to use their enormous potential to improve the world.
I think that I work well in groups because I love working with people in general. I’m a very social person and I like working in groups to accomplish a common goal. I’ve played sports my whole life, so I have lots of experience working with other on teams and in groups.
Some of my favorite expressions in Spanish are “tranquilo” and “no pasa nada.” The first time that I heard these expressions was in Sevilla, when I was studying there for five weeks in 2010. I love these words because they reflect the calm way of life that is so common in the south of Spain. The people of Sevilla always try to be calm and enjoy life. In the US, everyone is always in a hurry and is very stressed, but in Sevilla life is slower and more relaxed, and the people spend more time with their families, eating, drinking, and enjoying life. I like the Sevillanos’ way of life much more than the way of life in the US.
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Hi! My name is William Schubert and I am a third year student at Northeastern University. I am a student of the School of International Business, and I am focused in Marketing and the Spanish Language. In my life, I have had the wonderful opportunity to travel to many different places in the United States – including Washington, D.C., New York, Seattle, and many more – as well as internationally to Canada and Spain.
Originally, I am from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There, during my years in grade school, I was first introduced to the Spanish language and the cultures of the many Spanish-speaking countries around the world. I volunteered for an organization called Building New Hope, which works to help poverty-stricken communities in Central America become self-sustainable. It was through my volunteer work at Building New Hope that I became interested in doing international business as well as helping out in Central America.
Because of these interests, I think that I am extremely lucky to have the opportunity to work for an organization such as Global Potential. I believe that everybody in today’s world, no matter their background, has the potential to make a difference both locally and globally. I think that what Global Potential does by showing underprivileged students their true potential is an amazing idea, and I am excited to assist them in making a difference.
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My name is Kathryn Stafford. I am in my third year at Northeastern studying International Business, Finance, and Spanish. I am taking Investments, Organizational Behavior, English, and Spanish. I am from Needham, Massachusetts. In the past I have visited London, England, for two weeks, Lima, Peru for ten days, and Seville, Spain for 5 weeks. I am going to return to Spain to live in Madrid for a year this coming September. I will study at ICADE for the first four months, and then I will work for six months.
It is important to me that everyone in a group is nice and willing to help one another. If everyone is positive, it does not matter what we need to do, it will be easy.
To me, the term “potential” means that you can do whatever you want to do. If you have a goal, you need to find a way to achieve it. “Global” means that everyone is connected. Today, the world is very small because of technology. Together, the world could achieve anything.
I lived in Spain for 5 weeks this past summer. I spent the first four weeks in Seville and the last week in Granada. It was the best experience of my life. I will use what I learned in Spain for the rest of my life.
My favorite expressions in Spanish are “Absolutely not!” and “I am embarrassed.” I am not sure if my translation for “¡Qué no!” is correct, but I love the intensity with which is it used. I love the word for embarrassed/ shame because it is the only word I know that has the “ü,” and I enjoy the way it sounds.
I love to dance. I dance in a group at Northeastern called “No Limits Dance Crew.” I have done bellydancing, hip hop, and afrofusion. Now, I am only doing bellydancing to a the song “Eye Like Yours” by Shakira.
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