What about life after graduation?

I hope we (i.e., faculty at SNU) do a good job of getting students excited about studying abroad, participating in international internships and going on overseas mission trips. However, at some point in time, students have to graduate. Then they're faced with the question, "Now what?" There are a lot of answers to that question. For some, the now what is getting a job with an international organization. David Ford Johnson is an example of that group. After graduation he went to work overseas with Feed the Children. For others, the now what is going on to graduate school. Kaitlyn Bell is a good example of that group. She's in graduate school in England in a Museum Studies M.A. program. For another group, the now what is getting more experience overseas through an intersnship. Sean Jones is finishing up an academic year as an intern in Costa Rica with the Latin America Studies Program.

Another option for post-graduation life for those interested in Spanish and Spain is the Cultural Ambassadors program sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Education. I first heard about it a couple of years ago. It sounds like a great program. It is an 8-month program that places college juniors and seniors and recent graduates with K-12 schools throughout Spain. The Ambassadors serve as English-language teacher assistants in a variety of school settings. They receive a stipend and medical insurance during their time in Spain. For more information, go to http://www.mepsyd.es/exterior/usa/en/programs/us_assistants/default.shtml.

As far as I know, SNU has not had anyone apply to the Cultural Ambassadors program. I hope that in the next couple of years someone will give it a try and let us know how it is.