Paola Lazcano
Paola Lazcano
Start Date
December 2024
Interests
Bicycling • Reading • Knitting • Writing • History
“Working with foreign students is a window that opens wide in both directions. Through the transmission of my culture, students can access a knowledge not only of the country they are visiting, but it generates a deep and lasting reflection on their own country.”
Education
Paola studied Hispanic language and literature at the University of Chile. She earned a master’s degree in teaching Spanish as a foreign language at the University of Barcelona.
Travel Experience
Paola worked as a teacher of Spanish as a foreign language for more than 20 years with various exchange programs. Within that context, she taught Spanish at Wofford College, SC, during the Fall 2021 semester.
Did You Know?
Paola was born in the south of Chile, where she lived her first 15 years. For that reason, she has a passion for that part of the country and for enjoying nature.