My name is Tracey Cadet, I am sophomore double majoring in Public Health and French. I was born and raised in Haiti Aside from my academic aspiration, I’m interested in interpretation, specifically medical interpretation. My desire is to reach toward a higher standard and prove to myself that I have the talent and skills to realize my dreams, while also setting a positive example for those that come behind me.

Sonya is an international student from Ireland studying at Bryn Mawr College. She started learning Irish at Sacred Heart College, Omagh; her local secondary school. She loved the language, and wanted to learn further. She is now studying Irish at the University of Pennsylvania, through taking night classes. She also started learning Spanish at Bryn Mawr. She loves both languages and she intends to continue with them both in the future.

My name is Olivia. I’m a senior at Bryn Mawr triple majoring in comparative literature, theater, and French (not an overachiever, just Chinese). Translation is not only what I study but also a big part of my everyday life as an international student. It cannot only make us better people but also make this world a better place.

Growing up in Nicaragua with a multicultural background, I developed a passion for languages and translation at an early age. As a Freshman in Bryn Mawr, I intend to continue my pursuit of creative writing and art.

Trishna Devi Rao is an Indian-American student at Bryn Mawr College, and is a member of the Class of 2023. She grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Montreal, Canada, and in Moscow, Russia, but spent most of her life in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Although English is her first language, she speaks, reads, and writes in Telugu (with her grandmother as a teacher) and can speak a little Hindi (with her mother and Bollywood movies/music as teachers). Trishna wishes to become a better writer and a better storyteller in both Telugu and English. She intends to be an International Studies major and a Russian minor.

Agnès Peysson-Zeiss is the Coordinator of the Intensive Language sequence in French, and of the Teaching Assistant Training Workshop. Educated in France in the pedagogy of teaching French to foreigners, she is a specialist as well of 19th and 20th-century francophone literature.

Alice Lesnick, now entering her 23rd year at Bryn Mawr, does a mix of teaching, research, and academic leadership at the College. She started writing poetry when she was a high school English teacher.