Tour assistant, Italian speaker, tour guide, trip planner

Sarah Elsa Burghart

*****************@*****.*** 475-***-**** Denver, CO

EDUCATION

The American University of Rome - Rome, Italy December 2017 Bachelor of Arts: Archaeology & Classics with Screen Media ; Minor in English GPA: 3.3 ; Thesis 100%

Dean's List Fall/Spring 2016 / President of Student Government 2016-2017 / President of the Volunteer Club 2014-2017

EXPERIENCE

Online English Teacher/ Teacher for Italian Language Schools 10/2019 to present/ 2014-2018

VIPKid/Qkids- Remote, Independent Contractor

-Teach and tutor Chinese children aged 3-12 in English

-Follow the slides provided by the companies

-Report after each class on student’s performance and improvement

Trastevere scuola d’inglese- Rome & freelance

-Group and private lesson

-Conversational, developed program schedules, and followed the school's curriculum

-Experience with all ages and levels

International Dog walker/ Pet Sitter / House Sitter 9/2016 to present

Self-employed - Connecticut/ Italy/ Malta/ Colorado

-Feed, walk, and play with dogs of all shapes and sizes

-Experience with dogs with PTSD

-Help train dogs

English Teacher for Summer Sailing Camp 6/2019 to 9/2019

Campo Scuola Altura - Nettuno, Italy

-Spoke and played games with Italian children aged 11-17 in English

-Helped keep the boat tidy, prepared meals, and assisted the skippers in daily tasks

Assistant on the Black Madonna Pilgrimage in Southern Italy Tour 8/2018, 8/2019

Alessandra Belloni - New York/ Italy

-Dealt with the logistics of arrival and needs (time, flights, allergies, requests)

-Organized dinner and events

-Communicated with tour leaders, hotel management, participants and bus drivers, on behalf of the Leader

Sales Assistant 1/2018 to 9/2019 WiTourist - Rome; Remote

-Traveled to various universities to represent the company and promoted portable wifi devices

-Customer service: Responded to emails, live chat, telephone calls from current and potential clients, and accommodations

-Updated the system on rentals and returns

-Translated and proofread their website

ResGrad & Student Assistant 8/2014 to 12/2017

The American University of Rome - Rome, Italy

-Assisted with airport pick ups, orientation, campus/apartment tours, and open houses

-Provided customized tours of Rome for over 300 students from over 47 countries, and professors

-Organized cultural events, cooking classes and language exchanges for students

-Assisted the Student Life Office in office work, issues with students, events and various tasks

-Introduced new standards and events that increased student participation

General Manager 1/2007 to 1/2014

The Village Chocolatier - Guilford, CT

-Handled cash and business orders

-Opening and closing procedure of the business; counting money, restocking, closing credit card and cash register machines

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

-Organized and raised thousands of euros through various fundraising events for several organizations- La Casa di KIM, ACL Onlus, RetakeRoma Monteverde, Casa Scalabrini, Amici di Fido Roma Nord

-Check-In desk and assisted the organizers at the 'Spazio Asperger' conference in 2015

-Initiated and talked with the power plant at my University to use more easily recognizable trash bins in correspondence to their contents to help encourage students to recycle responsibly

-“Trash Talker” at Bonnaroo for 2011-2013- educating concertgoers to recycle accordingly and responsibly

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

-Archaeological dig at The Coliseum in Rome and The Forum of Vespasian (Peace) Summer 2014, 2015, 2016

-Internship for Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali- Roma Capitale Summer 2016

Translated the Management Plan proposal of Rome as a World Heritage Site to UNESCO

-Translation for Archaeology Conference supported by UNESCO- 2016

“CULTURAL HERITAGE & DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. A challenge or a contribution to sustainability?"

-Interviewed by VICE Italia on the differences of American and Italian drinking culture September 2016

-Interviewed by the Director of Media for the Coliseum on behalf of the Americans excavating July 2015

-Interviewed by RAI Scuola for the American University of Rome on behalf of foreign September 2015 archaeology students

-American University of Rome Ambassador of Goodwill Award 2015

-Studied abroad in Italy for 1 academic year with Intercultura/AFS 2009-2010

-People to People International Travel Program July- August 2007

CERTIFICATIONS

-Federal Voting Assistance Training Program - Workshop at The American Embassy 4/2016

-TESOL International Association Foundational Program for Teaching English Online 10/2019

-Connecticut Boating Certification/Connecticut Personal Watercraft Certificate 2/2020

-CPR/ First Aid/ AED American Red Cross Certified 3/2020

-Pet First Aid & CPR 4/2020

-International Open Academy 120 Hour TESOL 4/2020

SKILLS

-Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop, Blender, Mail Chimp, Google Docs

-Mother Tongue English, Italian C1

-Translating, transcribing, proofreading, editing

-Photography and video editing

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