Luana Davila is an alumna of the 2019 CLS Arabic program in Meknes, Morocco. She’s currently working toward a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies with a minor in Arabic at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Luana hopes to use her Arabic working in archeology in Egypt and in curation at the Fiel…
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Kimber Young is an alumna of the 2019 CLS Chinese program in Dalian, China. She’s currently finishing an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education with a minor in Chinese Education at Utah State University and works part-time as a Chinese instructor. She hopes to work in curriculum design for the…
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Kian Thomas is an alumnus of the 2019 CLS Japanese program in Okayama, Japan. He’s currently an undergraduate studying Business Administration at the University of Florida. He plans to become a Foreign Service Officer, utilizing his language skills to advance the global mission of the U.S. Departme…
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Kaitlyn Johnson is an alumna of the 2019 CLS Russian program in Tbilisi, Georgia. She’s currently working toward a Master of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown University and is a research assistant at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Kaitlyn plans to work in government or think tanks to analyze …
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Joy Cariño is an alumna of the 2019 CLS Indonesian program in Malang, Indonesia. She’s a current senior at Mississippi State University, with a major in English and a minor in Linguistics and working on a TESOL certificate. After graduating in May 2020, Joy hopes to teach English and pursue researc…
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Eram Mallick is an alumna of the 2019 CLS Urdu program in Lucknow, India. She’s currently an undergraduate student at Brown University, studying Economics. Eram plans to use her Urdu skills in her professional career focusing on international economics in non-profits. She enjoys experimenting with …
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Darlene Janice Nieves Cruz is an alumna of the 2019 CLS Korean program in Busan, South Korea. She’s currently a senior at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, studying Modern Languages and Economics. She’s also the Business Development Program and Resilience Hubs Program Intern at Mercy Corps Pu…
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Conor McMahon is an alumnus of the 2019 CLS Chinese program in Tainan, Taiwan. He’s a current PhD student at the University of Oklahoma, studying Eastern and Western Comparative Philosophy. He uses his language skills frequently in his studies and hopes to continue to do so as he enters a career in…
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Chelsea Cervantes De Blois is an alumna of the 2019 CLS Azerbaijani program in Baku, Azerbaijan. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Geography at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and uses Azerbaijani in her research. A Favorite Excursion Practicing Lezginka (traditional folk dance of the…
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
Bridget O’Connor is an alumna of the 2019 CLS Japanese program in Okayama, Japan. She’s a current undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount University majoring in computer science and animation and minoring in Asian and Pacific studies. After graduating in 2021, Bridget plans to attend graduate sch…
Alumni Profile — April 29, 2020
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