University of California, Santa Barbara 2005 - 2009
BA, Linguistics, PortugueseReceived Dean's Honor 5 quarters. Spent a year abroad studying at Pontificia Universidade Catolica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Received an award for excellence from the Spanish and Portuguese department. Was one of nine students UC-wide to receive the Duttenhaver scholarship for the Education Abroad Program. Was funded through many other scholarships including the Jewish Vocational Service's diamond circle (the highest honor) of recipients' Casper Mills Foundation Scholarship, USA Funds Scholarship, UCSB Grant, Santa Monica Alternative School House Alumni Scholarship, Santa Monica High School Alumni Scholarship, the Cal Grant and the Pell Grant. Graduated with a 3.82 GPA.
Skills:
Linguistic Analysis Translation Fluency in Portuguese Spanish and English Intermediate in Italian and American Sign Language