Marie Marnay
Who am I ?
this is me
Ok, this is the place where I tell you who I am. But what if I don't really know? And what if don't really know where to start? So this is me, randomly:
I'm French.
I was born in 1988 in Bordeaux, France.
I have two brothers. They are 6.1 and 6.3 feet tall.
Yes, I had a tough childhood.
I'm a girl.
I like food.
No, I love food.
I also love wine.
I speak French, English and Spanish.
I travel.
I've worked 3 months in a Chilean book store.
I take pictures.
I blog in French at marieconverse.blogspot.com.
I can whistle in 3 different ways.
Iwrote a thesis last year.
I will never write a thesis again.
I studied in Sweden for a semester.
I have a Bachelor in Business Administration from Linköping University
I can drive a stick shift car.
I ski.
I like cooking.
I like eating.
I'm good at both.
I swam at night with manta rays.
I loved it.
I have a Bachelor of Business from Western Illinois University.
I can't sing on pitch.
I laugh differently in French and in English.
I am currently looking for a job.
I have a pair of blue Chuck Taylors that I took everywhere with me for the past 3 years.
I don't know what else to say.
I don't know if this sums me up.
I hope not.
I am not a professional photographer but I like to carry my camera with me when I travel and take pictures of things that surround me.
A picture helps me remember the things I've seen, but also allows me to see things from my daily life from a different angle.
It also encourages me to look around, be curious, and pay attention to the details . So here is a selection of the pictures I have taken abroad and at home.
I hope it reflects the experience I have had in all those different places...
Mouse over the pictures to see the legends.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
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LANGUAGES :
Well, I'm quite good at French. But it is my native language, so it makes sense...
My English is very good. I am bilingual. Here are the facts:
I scored 617 points out of 677 on my TOEFL exam in 2007.I have the First Certificate in English of Cambridge since 2004, and passed the Certificate in Advanced English of Cambridge in 2005. And I wrote a thesis in english. And spent a year in Illinois.
My level of Spanish is good even thought it is not as good as my English. But I understand it perfectly and can speack it correctly. I have studied Spanish for 10 years, and after a 3 months internship in Chile, I considerably improved my skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ...
Available August 2010
Who am I, and what am I doing at WIU? That's a long story...
I'm French. I was born and raised in Bordeaux, in the South West of the country, before moving to the Loire Valley, South of Paris. Miles away from Macomb, Illinois.
It all started with my first English class 12 years ago. I loved it, and loved it ever since. I took the First and Advanced Certificate in English of Cambridge, which I both passed, and always put a lot of efforts into speaking English. I joined the European section during High school, and therefore had several of my classes in English.
After graduating from High School, I joined the European Business School (Ecole de Commerce Européenne) in Bordeaux, France, in order to specialize in International Business.
During my sophomore year, I did an internship for 4 months in Santiago, Chile. I worked at a local bookstore (Catalonia Libros), where I've been able to improve considerably my level of Spanish as well as my understanding of the culture. This first long period spent abroad while I was 18 years old definitely "shaped" me, and initiated my passion for travel.
I then joined the Atlantis program, a partnership between my Business school, Linköping University in Sweden, and Western Illinois University in the United States. This program consists of a class of French, Swedish and American students, studying together for 2 years. We started with a semester in Lyon, France, then a semester in Linköping, Sweden, and finally our senior year here in Macomb, Illinois.
At the end of these two years, I will graduate as a marketing major from the 3 universities and get an international degree.
So if you need someone who speaks French, English or Spanish, has an understanding of cultural differences and a lot of experience working abroad, and is looking for a job in marketing, wherever you are, contact me!
Download my resume (please.)
: and then call me for an interview of course...
