It feels like Clarion is now my home. When I go back to Pittsburgh during the breaks, I feel as though I've left my family behind. I know that sound sort of awkward but that's exactly how I feel. The experiences I've gone through up here are life changing and mind molding. Near the end of each summer I can't wait for the day that I can come back up.
Though I love returning to clarion, the summer was filled with fun education. I met a lot of people from different parts of the world and the taught me about their cultures and languages. I met someone from the Caribean named Sherkina. She's from St. Lucia. She taught me about the ways that they speak there and cultural diffences between here in there. French is a second language there along with Creyol and as a linguist I had to pick here brain. She invited me to the island for a festival during New Years. She said it's a major celebration down there and that they party fo four dyas straight. I can't wait. But I don't want to give the impression that partying is all that they do there. She also told me that there standard of work is a little higher than here and that the expectations of adults are far greater than here. Speaking with her, I learned that they wear suits to classes and if not in a suit the lowest style of dress is business causual. They also start college 2 years earlier than we do here. She had just turned 18 in August and already has her associates degree. she may also be coming to clarion nxt semester for international business.
I also got to interperet alot this summer. I worked as a teliservice operator for PRC. There I was dealing with accounts, and when a business or individual customer would call I was one of the guy that handled it. Usually I would work in english until oneday a lady called from Panama who didn't speak english very well at all so we handled all of her buisiness in spanish. My supervisor noticed and redirected every call that came to us from a spanish speaking country to me. It was great! it got even better when a french speaking customer called, then I had 3 languages to deal with at work. Seeing as how Spanish and French are the degrees I wish to graduate with, this summer really helped out.
This year I feel is going to be one fo the best years I'll have, if not the best. I have a big house with my frat brother, and we are going to try something new and somethign more sofisticated. I hope it turns out great. I'm impressed with all the new faces on campus. Everyone looks wonderful and seems focused and open to learn new things.
I'm excited to blog about my life. I lead a strange and abstract one so this should be fun. Chao!
