NOTE: the following transcription was generated by an automated system. The spanish transcription, in particular, may not be accurate. Thank you!
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[ 00min 15sec ]
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in english:
And I think a fun fact about people that are bilingual or know other languages is that I feel like a language goes a lot with your personality –
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– and like I feel like right now, like I do have a personality in Spanish and a personality in English. And because I mainly use English for my college career and here at Fitchburg State, it's difficult for me to define these things in Spanish. [ laughs ]
Prof. Katherine Jewell:
[ laughs ] You know, if you have a different answer in Spanish – because it's like – yeah, you can say that. Okay, so could you introduce yourself and tell us about your career at Fitchburg State?
[ 00min 53sec ]
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in english:
Hi, I'm Karla Taveras Guerra [ laughs ], and I'm studying Communications Media, Graphic Design and International Studies. This is my senior year and –
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in spanish:
Hola, mi nombre es Karla Taveras Guerray; estoy estudiando Comunicación en la Media de Diseño Gráfico y Estudios Internacionales aquí en la Universidad de Fitchburg State.
Estoy en mi último año y me graduo ya en día y medio, más o menos. Entonces, eso es lo que el fuego decía hasta el momento de mi carrera aquí en Fitchburg State. [ laughs ]
[ 01min 38sec ]
Prof. Katherine Jewell:
So where do you find a sense of belonging at Fitchburg?
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in english:
I definitely found a sense of belonging, kind of like with the people that I was hanging out with and some of the – So I worked on campus. I had like three jobs on campus. It's not as bad as it sounds. [ laughs ] So I think I found a sense of belonging there, just being able to interact with other students, but also with the faculty and staff. And so that kind of made me have like a purpose and sort of like feel that what I was doing was for something. Pretty much. Aside from what I was studying, of course.
[ 02min 23sec ]
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in spanish:
Creo que la razón o lo que me ayudó a sentirme más parte de la comunidad de Fitchburg es que yo trabajaba y tenía tres trabajos más o menos en oficinas, también en ciertos departamentos que trabajan con muchos estudiantes.
Entonces, eso me ayudó a sentirme más parte de la comunidad y también saber que lo que yo estaba haciendo era para algo más grande que lo que yo estaba haciendo en relación a lo que estudio.
[ 02min 54sec ]
Prof. Katherine Jewell:
So, in what ways have you grown or transformed during your time at Fitchburg?
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in english:
I don't know yet. I feel like it’s after I leave and I have time to decompress [ laughs ] that I'm going to see what I have learned thus far – or to, like, see it at a greater level. Like right now, yes, I do know for a fact that I have grown in certain areas, but I wouldn't know how to put it into words – if that makes sense.
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in spanish:
Entonces, ahora mismo no te puedo decir exactamente cómo yo he crecido o cómo – me siento en ese sentido, porque yo siento que eso es algo que es después que tú pasas, es después que tú brincas de obstáculo, que tú te has contado que así fue que lo puedo lograr o así es como pude que se yo resolver ese problema entonces.
Yo me estoy dando ese tiempo para ver en qué manera eso me ayudó como persona. Yo sé que hay bastantes cosas que me han hecho a mi mejor persona y que me han hecho crecer y todo eso, pero hasta el momento no te sé decir exactamente qué es. No lo puedo poner en palabras.
[ 04min 18sec ]
Prof. Katherine Jewell:
So what has your greatest accomplishment been here so far?
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in english:
I feel like that – that is a good question. It's like when other people are seeing what you're doing and kind of, like, recognizing what you're doing. It's when I actually realize what I'm getting accomplished or what I'm getting done. So I think this semester my greatest accomplishment was to sort of manage – or, I guess, be good at the things that I decided to study and that that showed.
So, for example, here at Fitchburg State, we have the Visions Honors Exhibition. And so I got selected to design the posters and the banners and all the things that entails Visions. And I think, for me, that was very important because when I first came here, I did participate in Visions, but I never thought I was going to be able to design the whole brand and the whole thing for Visions.
[ 05min 22sec ]
So for me, that was – it was an honor, but it was also a kind of like a demonstration that I did grow as a designer, and that I did grow as a student.
And then, on the other hand, on my International Studies and I got the International Studies Student Award, something like that, and I was like, “Do you guys even have an award for that?” [ laughs ]
So that was one thing. But also I got to travel or study abroad twice in my time here at Fitchburg State. So that was, that was awesome. And I feel like that also helped me develop that side of my studies. – [ Jazzy Five With a Falcon theme fades in ] – So I think so far those are two, two of my biggest accomplishments.
[ 05min 22sec ]
Prof. Katherine Jewell:
Well, muchas gracias.
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in english:
Of course. Thank you so much.
Prof. Katherine Jewell:
Anything else you want to add?
Karla Taveras Guerra (‘23) - in english:
Go, Falcons.
[ both laugh ]
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[ 06min 28sec ]
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Matt:
This is Matt. Library assistant in the library. You're listening to Perseverantia, the Fitchburg State Podcast Network.
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