ZitaAnne's Honors Experience
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- [00:00:14.150]Hello everybody.
- [00:00:15.010]My name is ZitaAnne Reno and I'm an English major
- [00:00:17.460]on the Pre-law track in the Honors Program.
- [00:00:20.150]And during the 2020 spring semester
- [00:00:22.540]I studied abroad in Seville, Spain.
- [00:00:25.020]While there are many things I could share
- [00:00:26.330]about this experience, one of the key aspects I have
- [00:00:28.830]is how much I improved with my Spanish speaking.
- [00:00:32.430]I chose to study in Spain so I could become fluent
- [00:00:34.890]in the language and immerse myself in a culture
- [00:00:37.140]that is much different from here in the United States.
- [00:00:40.070]One of the biggest takeaways I have
- [00:00:41.630]is how important communication can be
- [00:00:44.080]no matter what the language is and how
- [00:00:45.890]that communication can impact relationships.
- [00:00:48.720]In our global society, this skill is essential
- [00:00:51.210]on a national and an international level.
- [00:00:54.280]Every day while in Spain I needed to use Spanish.
- [00:00:57.310]I stayed with a host family, I studied
- [00:00:59.240]the language at the university,
- [00:01:00.440]and I met with a local several times a week.
- [00:01:03.080]And as I used the language I was able
- [00:01:04.950]to live and learn in a foreign country.
- [00:01:07.670]At times it was frustrating, let me tell you,
- [00:01:10.510]especially when people couldn't
- [00:01:11.770]understand what I was saying.
- [00:01:14.740]I'm a very outgoing person.
- [00:01:16.450]I love talking with people.
- [00:01:18.290]And having a language barrier was something
- [00:01:21.290]I'd never been accustomed to prior to this.
- [00:01:24.270]But every day I improved and every day
- [00:01:26.930]I felt more and more in command of myself,
- [00:01:30.330]and I was able to share who I am
- [00:01:32.220]as a person with those around me.
- [00:01:34.580]Being in Spain really opened my eyes
- [00:01:36.430]to what it's like being on both sides
- [00:01:38.810]of a language and cultural barrier.
- [00:01:41.050]I will never forget that as I continue on
- [00:01:43.050]in life and I can't wait to use
- [00:01:44.680]my Spanish here in the United States.
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