Fond of foreign languages and communication, I would like to become a translator and an interpreter.

Kent State University
Institute of Applied Linguistics
Pursuing the first year of the M.A in French/English translation, as an exchange student from the ETI of Geneva.

Kent, OH
08/02 till present

John Moores University
School of Modern LanguagesExchange student in the Language department, from the ETI of Geneva, spring semester 2001

Liverpool, UK
01/01-07/01

Universidad de Salamanca,
Facultad de traducción e documentación
Exchange student from the ETI of Geneva, fall semester

Salamanca, Spain
09/00 - 01/01

Ecole de Traduction et d'Interprétation (ETI : School of Translation and Interpretation)
B.A. in translation studies (English and Spanish into French) (Minors: International Law and Economics), graduating in December.

Geneva, Switzerland
10/1999 till present

Self-employed French and Spanish teacher and Tutor
-Teach French and Spanish to American students of all ages.
-Plan and implement all lessons
-Learned Important communication and didactic skills.

Kent, OH
08/02 till present

Waitress in a Cuban restaurant
-Learned to work in a team, and under pressure
-Improved my spoken English and my communication skills.

Liverpool, England
04/01-07/01

Liaison interpreter for a Belgium Publishing Company
-Developed my oral skills in Spanish and French, as well as the very specific skills necessary to make a good interpreter.

Salamanca, Spain
01/2001

French Instructor
-Taught Elementary French to Spanish students, during an intensive summer course.

Geneva, Switzerland
06/00-07/00

Grape harvesting
-Experienced manual work, efficiency and rapidity of production.

Burgundy, France
09/1999

Fluent in French, Spanish and English (Spoken and written)
Elementary knowledge of Italian

Girl-scoutism
-Organized and supervised summer camps and year-round activities.
-In charge of children (7 to 10 years old) and then teenagers (12 to 17 years old)

1990-2002

First aid certification

Knowledge of HTML, Trados, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Adobe Photoshop. Great Internet research skills, Software Localization

Piano, painting, horse-back riding, reading (especially foreign literature),travels, classical music.

Available upon request (email:aroy@kent.edu or annecla@hotmail.com