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Main | Ben | Pavel | Paula | Ji | LaTesha | Jeremy | Seda | Marianne
Follow the lives of Monterey Institute students from the application process through graduation...
 Ben Foster
Originally from: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Graduate Program: International Environmental Policy
Term of studies: 1st year
Expected Graduation/Completion Date: May 2009
Age: 32
Undergraduate School: University of Virginia
Undergraduate Major: Religious Studies
Career Aspiration: to run a consulting business on renewable energy futures, energy policy, and energy security along the Pacific Rim.
Before the Monterey Institute I was: working in the outdoor industry in the Bay Area.
 Pavel TishakovOriginally from: Yaroslavl, Russia Graduate Program: Dual Degree - International Policy Studies (Nonproliferation), Business Administration in International Management Term of studies: 2nd year Expected Graduation/Completion Date: May 2008 Age: 28 Undergraduate School: Yaroslavl State University, Yaroslavl, Russia Undergraduate Major: Physics Career Aspiration: various non-proliferation projects throughout the world, ideally in the US, Russia or the states of the Former Soviet Union. Before the Monterey Institute I was: working as an AutoCAD engineer in Monterey, CA
 Paula ManriqueOriginally from: Pamplona, Spain Graduate Program: Conference Interpretation Term of studies: 1st year Expected Graduation/Completion Date: May 2009. Age: 24 Undergraduate School: UPCo, Madrid. (Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid).
Undergraduate Major: Translation and Interpretation.
Career Aspiration: Become a full-time interpreter, either freelance or employed by an international organization.
Before the Monterey Institute I was: a freelance translator and interpreter.
 Ji Young Park Originally from: Cheonan, South Korea Graduate Program: Translation and Interpretation Term of Studies: 1st year Expected Graduation/Completion Date: May 2009 Age: 31 Undergraduate School: Cheonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea Undergraduate Major: English Literature and Language Career Aspiration: Freelance Interpreter Before the Monterey Institute I was: Freelance Interpreter and Part time Lecturer teaching English Reading and Listening Comprehension for College Students
 LaTesha Charbonnet
Originally from: New Orleans, Louisiana
Graduate Program: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, certificate in Language Program Administration
Term of studies: 2nd year
Expected Graduation/Completion Date: May 2008
Age: 25
Undergraduate School: Southeastern Louisiana University
Undergraduate Major: Spanish
Career Aspiration: Applying for a position with the English Language Fellow (ELF) program with U.S. Department and State, traveling around the world as English teacher, and eventually applying for Georgetown University's doctoral program in Sociolinguistics
Before the Monterey Institute I was: an elementary English teacher in Verona, Italy and a high-school Spanish teacher in Ponchatoula, LA
 Jeremy RobinsonOriginally from: Albuquerque, New Mexico Graduate Program: Teaching a Foreign Language - Spanish Term of studies: 1st year Expected Graduation/Completion Date: May 2009 Age: 26 Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University - Hawaii Undergraduate Major: International Cultural Studies - Communication and Culture Career Aspiration: Spanish Professor, Language Materials Design Before the Monterey Institute I was: Admissions Coordinator at the University of Phoenix
 Seda SavasOriginally from: Bursa, Turkey Graduate Program: Business Administration in International Management Term of studies: 1st year Expected Graduation/Completion Date: May 2009 Age: 24 Undergraduate School: Middlebury College Undergraduate Major: Theater Career Aspiration: International Business Before the Monterey Institute I was: working full-time in non-profit development at a theater company in Washington, D.C.  Marianne CondrupOriginally from: Porsgrunn, Norway Graduate Program: Business Administration in International ManagementTerm: 1st year Expected Graduation/Completion Date: May 2009 Age: 23 Undergraduate School: Norwegian School of Management Undergraduate Major: International Business and Cross-cultural Communication |
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