Spanish language courses Walla Wallan Lily Kaminsky, 23, started in kindergarten and continued beyond college have opened doors of the world to her.

One of those doors is to Coslada, near Madrid, the capital city in central Spain, her destination for the 2021-2022 academic year. After years of studying and teaching Spanish, this fall Kaminsky will teach the English language and be a cultural assistant at IES Miguel Catalán, a secondary bilingual school.

“I’ll be teaching regular subjects in English, such as history or science,” she said. “They want someone who speaks native English so students can hear the accent, idioms and elements of the culture. I’m excited to be on the other side of it. I’ve been the student up to now, in college teaching Spanish, so now they can feel the agency I’ve felt. It’s cool to be part of opening opportunities. It’s a full-circle thing here.”

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