Lost in Translation

 Having study in Puerto Rico I though, for instance, that it would be difficult to understand and remember the definitions of architectural terms. However, after almost two years of being in the states, and now at the end of my masters, the opposite happened. Talking to my teaching internship supervisor, Jorge Lizardi, I realized that most of the terms I remember are in English and I can’t remember how are in Spanish, so, I ended giving him the definition in Spanish and he giving me the name of what I am trying to tell. Weird!

Claudia

20 minutes

Yesterday I had the opportunity for the first time to teach part of the lecture in class.  It was the last 20 minutes and after waiting for weeks it was finally my turn. At first I felt nervous, being in front of a auditorium with 36 students looking at me, waiting for what I had to say [teach]. However, after I began talking I realized that I knew what I was talking about and I became calm. I talked about the Hippodamus system, the Greek house, and the importance of mosaics in the domestic architecture in Greece. Thanks to what Prof. Celeste taught me in my Ancient Art and Architecture class I was able to not only lecture the students but also answer to their questions.

Claudia