Beyond Words
Language, culture, travel, and stories from the Speak! community
Spanish Student Spotlight: Career Coach Melissa Hannah
“Speak! Language Center has the perfect format for practicing your target language”
Melissa Hannah, Career Coach
Spanish Student Spotlight: Jess Wenger
“Hearing questions from classmates (and hopefully them hearing mine) helps us all learn and grow on our Spanish journey.”
Jess Wenger, Facilities Management
Student Spotlight: HISTORY PROF. DAVID SINGERMAN - AND HIS BABY DAUGHTER!
“Being conversant in another language opens your view of the world, and I really missed that feeling. I found it such a joy to be immersed in another linguistic world, and my lessons with Paola were the hour I looked forward to most every week.“
David Singerman, Professor of History
Student Spotlight: JEFF'S SPANISH ADVENTURE
“During my travels, I always wished I could speak to people in their own language. I thought that if I learned Spanish, I might be more likely to use it in other countries and in our own, and therefore to remember it“
Jeff Leopold, Darden School of Business
Student Spotlight: RYAN'S STORY
“… me and my wife attend Spanish mass sometimes at Church of the Incarnation in Charlottesville. I was surprised how much more I could understand at mass after I started class at Speak!.“
Student Spotlight: KATHLEEN BOROWITZ
“Just being able to enter the patient’s room and introduce myself and my role in Spanish makes a huge difference in establishing trust and acceptance.“
Kathleen Borowitz, UVA Health