LANGUAGES
THE WORLD IS YOUR CAMPUS
Where are our alumnae now?
• Harriet Cook studied Spanish at Cambridge. Now working in local government in Galicia, North West Spain.
• Izzy Gordon worked for the Liberal Party Spain before starting her Spanish degree at Oxford.
• Rosie Lawrence studied Russian at Oxford. Currently on her year abroad in Perm, a city in the Ural Mountains in Russia
Where are our alumnae now?
• Jenny Granroth was working at a school in Leon, Spain. Now at UCL completing degree.
• Bridget Costedoat studied French and German, now lives in France
• Kate Sargan studied Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge. Now using medieval languages in her current workplace.
Bridget Kendall
• Studied French and Russian at Oxford. • Diplomatic Correspondent for the BBC
Kate McMullen
• I moved to Paris after university. • I could basically walk into whatever job I
wanted there because being bilingual over there is like gold.
• Being bilingual abroad, I cut through the competition.
• I work as a copywriter in an advertising agency, now based in Shanghai, still using my French!
Alex Runciman
• Studied French & Spanish at Edinburgh
• 3 summers spent at Moët & Chandon’s Château in Épernay
• Events Officer at the Institute of Masters of Wine
• Site Events and Wine Communications Co-ordinator at Bodega Numanthia in Toro, Spain.
Ruby Carmichael
• Living and working in Munich as an au-pair.• My German has improved so much by being in
the country and using it everyday
Victoria Ball
• Read Arabic & Spanish with Social Anthropology
• I can speak English, French, Spanish, Arabic, German and Chinese (to varying levels!)
• Studying languages will open doors, whatever profession.
• By learning languages you are doubling, tripling or quadrupling your market.
Charlotte Merton
• I work as a Swedish – English translator based in Sweden
• Academic translation & proof-reading
“Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows” (Paradise Lost book V line 71)
Sarah McCreary
• Studied Russian and Spanish at Cambridge• MA in Translation & Professional Languages
Skills at Bath• Taught English in China• Hasbro internal audit department – using
Russian, Spanish and Russian
Charlotte Collins
• I work as a translator, editor, radio journalist and actress.
• I have worked in France and Germany. I speak French, German, Italian and Hebrew
• Learning languages expands your horizons, not just in your careers but also in life possibilities and interaction with other people and cultures
Hanni Ross
• Based in Bordeaux France.• “Happiness Leader” at Automattic• Engineers the happiness of WordPress.com
used and Automatticians
Rebecca Hildebrandt-Paulin
• Studied Norwegian and German• Now Head of Department at vidaregåande
skule in Bømlo• Teaching English, Communication Culture &
German
Oktoberfest!
• Chloe Francis, Dani Arnold & Katie Knowles all currently in Munich at the Oktoberfest.
• They hooked up with their German exchange partners … – still in touch!
LANGUAGES
THE WORLD IS YOUR CAMPUS