{"id":713,"date":"2022-03-23T20:23:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T00:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/?page_id=713"},"modified":"2022-05-27T18:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T22:00:37","slug":"gabriel-belt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/authors\/gabriel-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Belt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gabriel Belt, Class of 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

E-mail: <\/b>gbelt@nd.edu<\/a>
<\/span>Language: <\/b>Spanish
<\/span>Location of Study:\u00a0<\/b>Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
<\/span>Program of Study: <\/b>Manuel Antonio Institute, Costa Rica<\/a>
<\/span>Sponsors: <\/b>The Center for the Study of Languages<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit Gabriel’s Blog<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n

I am a non-Spanish speaking Latino. That sentence is one that has been hard to come to grasps with my entire life. Coming to Notre Dame I made it a goal to finally become the Spanish speaker that I have always wanted to be. Here at ND I have worked towards this goal by taking 4 semester’s worth of classes and have declared a supplementary major in Spanish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the SLA program has afforded me is the opportunity to build and further my language skills in a place that is close to my heart. I chose the Maximo Nivel program in Costa Rica because, as a child of Costa Rican immigrants I have always felt a strong connection to my heritage there. This program was also the perfect combination of learning and service as I get to spend 2 of my weeks volunteering at a local community center for children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This program not only offers an immersive experience in a country where I already feel a connection towards but also allows me the chance to further my Spanish skills and help me work towards my long term goal of becoming fluent. At Maximo Nivel Costa Rica I hope to advance my understanding of Spanish, both grammatical and conversational. Additionally I look to establish a deeper connection with my culture and learn through different perspectives by helping those in need.
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E-mail: gbelt@nd.eduLanguage: SpanishLocation of Study:\u00a0Manuel Antonio, Costa RicaProgram of Study: Manuel Antonio Institute, Costa RicaSponsors: The Center for the Study of Languages Visit Gabriel’s Blog I am a non-Spanish speaking Latino. That sentence is one that has been hard to come to grasps with my entire life. Coming to Notre Dame I made it a … Continue reading Gabriel Belt<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3874,"featured_media":0,"parent":91,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-713","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1795,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713\/revisions\/1795"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}