David BernsteinPurísima 353

Santiago, Chile301/503-0696 (Cell)dibernst@ucsd.edu

Education: University of California San Diego, class of 2016; 3.5 GPA

- International Studies Major; Disciplinary Focus in Linguistics; Regional Focus in Latin America

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School; IB Certificate Diploma, Class of 2012 Full Spanish Immersion Grades K-10

- Full Spanish immersion through elementary school; rigorous immersion coursework and intensive language instruction through 12th grade.

Work Experience: Current intern at English UC (Spring 2015)

- Lead round-table discussions with Chilean university students to help them with English speaking skills

- Serve as a classroom aid teaching English comprehension and pronunciation- Aid in project and event design and implementation

Assistant to the Director of Travel and Sports Camps at UCSD Athletics (April 2013 – June 2014)

- Plan and inform teams of travel itinerary- Ensure that all athletes are eligible to compete under NCAA regulations- Trusted with confidential financial information

Intern, Youth For Understanding (Fall, 2011)- Managed the volunteer database- Conducted interviews and checked references - Spoke to prospective students about studying abroad

Community Organizer, Asociación de la Niñez y su Ambiente; Lima, Perú (Summer 2011)- Active in economically depressed areas of Lima to improve quality of life, promote

environmental awareness, and teach English to Peruvian students

International Experience: Current student at La Universidad de Chile, the top public university in Chile (Spring 2015) Studied one semester at Bogazici University, one of the most rigorous universities in Turkey

(Fall 2014) United States Department of State Scholarship (NSLI-Y) Recipient. (Summer 2010)

- Received competitive, merit based scholarship for travel to and intensive Turkish language training in Istanbul, Turkey

- Served as student cultural ambassador- Lived with host family - Presented culminating report to U.S. State Department on Turkish politics

UCSD’s Break Away Global Service in Turkey Participant (Spring 2013)- Prerequisites included: A preparatory seminar on political and social issues in

Turkey as well as fundraising for the trip- Activities included: Conducting art and language activities for children and assisting

students at the Turkish Disability and Rehabilitation Center - After Returning: A global research seminar; wrote a research paper about Civil-

Military relations in Turkey

Languages: Fluency in Spanish; basic Turkish, French