Language skills propelled my career abroad
I learned how to engage with Spanish speakers on a cultural, intellectual and professional level, and became a true world citizen.
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Zilin Cui ’11
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I learned how to engage with Spanish speakers on a cultural, intellectual and professional level, and became a true world citizen.
The best way for me to learn is by working with and learning from Spanish speaking students and educators in their own voices.
I have always loved the sky and I am curious about how things work in space and determining solutions for things we do not yet know or understand in our universe.
I frequently think about my experience traveling and living internationally when talking about LGBTQ rights and the global movement
My career derived from my two greatest academic passions: the study of Italian and Irish language and literature.
“One cannot divorce Russian politics from Russian literature.”
Studying philosophy helped me to explore how I can work toward justice for all when the needs of a country are very complex.
"Studying Chinese in Beijing was the ideal environment for me to improve my Mandarin and the adventure of a lifetime."
"I created maps of Mars missions for NASA using ArcGIS and MatLab, which I learned in my planetary science class."
I studied history, literature, language, art, and culture, because an Italian major is by no means limited to a language alone.