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WORK
EXPERIENCE
Spanish
Instructor. Eastside Elementary
School. Eugene, Oregon. (October
2005-March 2006)
Designed
and taught beginner's Spanish to 3rd-5th graders.
Tour Guide. University of Oregon
Clark Honors College. Eugene, Oregon.
(September 2005-June 2006)
Lead
prospective students on tours.
Sports Camp Director. Hillsboro Parks and
Recreation. Hillsboro, Oregon.
(June-August 2005)
Responsible
for planning and implementing daily lesson plans for soccer, baseball,
basketball, and track and field multi-age, day camps. On-site
supervisor of camps and other employees.
Farm and Wilderness
Counselor. Hidden Villa
Multicultural Summer Camp. Los Altos Hills, Ca.
(June-August 2004)
Responsible
for twenty 13-15 year olds at a multicultural summer camp which
promoted environmental awareness and social justice. Half the
kids were on scholarship from the inner-city. Taught
environmental education and social justice activities and workshops,
including teachings on racism, globalization, recycling, and youth
activism. Also took kids on three day backpacking trip.
Program Leader. Northwest Regional ESD
Outdoor Science School. Salem, Oregon.
(March-June 2003)
Worked
directly with 6th graders and high school counselors 15 hrs daily,
teaching natural history lessons, coordinating and leading recreational
and campfire activities, training and acting as a mentor for high
school students, and supervising 6th graders.
Backcountry Leadership Program
Participant.
Northwest
Youth Corps. Frank Church Wilderness, Idaho.
(June-July 2003)
Built
trail 40 hours a week,
living 50 miles backcountry. Lived in a close-knit community
of
12 people and took responsibility for all aspects of community life,
including cooking, collecting water, teaching environmental and
leadership education programs, and leading the trail crew.
Site Assistant. Champions After School
Program. Aloha, Oregon. (October
1999-February 2001)
Directed arts and crafts activities and
provided general oversight for children ages 6-12.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
English Teacher. El Centro Cultural.
Cornelius, Oregon. (June-August 2005)
Designed
and taught survival English classes for native Spanish speakers.
Medical Translator. Volunteers in Medicine.
Eugene, Oregon. (April 2005-June 2005)
Translated
for Spanish speaking patients at a free medical clinic.
Farm Worker.
Willing
Workers on Organic Farms Worldwide. Chiapas,
Mexico. (August 2003)
Worked
6 hrs daily on an organic farm in Mexico planting, weeding, composting,
and taking care of animals.
Childcare Provider.
La Casa de Esperanza. Queretaro, Mexico.
(July-August 2003)
Supervised
Spanish-speaking children ages 1-14 while their mothers attended class.
International Workcamp
Participant. Volunteers for Peace.
Wales, France, and Germany. (September 2001-January
2002).
Lived
in small communities
for two and a half months with people from various nations.
Participated in all aspects of community life and worked 6
hrs
daily doing such work as maintaining county parks, renovating a school
and a historic castle, working with mentally-disabled adults, and
cleaning up a children’s summer camp.
Junior Teacher.
Heads
Up Summer School. Washington D.C.
(June-July 2000)
Worked
with
Spanish-speaking second-graders in an inner-city summer school program,
running classroom activities such as math exercises and soar-to-success
reading program.
Tutor. Peter Boscow Elementary School. Hillsboro, Oregon.
(April 1999-June 99; April 2000-July 2000)
Worked
one-on-one with Spanish speaking children.
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
 Peru, Argentina, Chile.
(January-March 2004).
Attended
school in Peru, and then traveled with a companion through Chile and
Argentina hiking and backpacking.
Mexico, Guatemala.
(June-August 2002)
Attended
school in Mexico, then traveled alone through southern Mexico and
northern Guatemala.
Ireland, Great Britain,
France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland.
(September 2001-March 2003)
Volunteered,
attended school, and traveled alone for seven months.
Argentina
(August-September 1999)
Exchange
student for one month in northern argentina.
FORMAL EDUCATION
University of Oregon
Clark Honors College. Eugene, Oregon.
(Fall 2002-June 2006)
Entered
with
sophomore standing on a full-tuition Presidential
Scholarship.
Spanish major, Latin American Studies Minor, and participant in the
Outdoor Pursuits Leadership Program. 3.98 GPA.
 El Britanico. Trujillo, Peru.
(January 2005).
Received
TEFL
(Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate by attending class
6 hours daily and teaching 2 hours daily.
Wild Rockies Field
Institute. Missoula, Mt.
(September-October 2004)
Completed
an 18 credit
Environmental Studies outdoor semester. Participated in daily
readings, discussions, and writings while kayaking, hiking, and
spending time on Indian reservations in central Montana.
Don Quijote Language School. Salamana, Spain.
(January-March 2002)
Studied
Spanish for two months 6 hrs daily in classes with 8 students
Glencoe High School.
Hillsboro, Oregon. (September 1997-June 2001)
Activities and Honors
include: Valedictorian, Student Body President, Diversity Club
President, Junior Class President, Varsity Track, Most Inspirational
Female Track Athlete. Founded Diversity Club, wrote 7 page
proposal, raised $7500, and put on a weeklong Breaking Down the Walls
diversity event.
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