2009 Costa Rica C leaders: Sam Zucker and Sophie PauzeSOPHIE PAUZE: Dartmouth College, B.A., Comparative Literature (French and Spanish). Born in France, Sophie moved to Brooklyn, NY, at the age of 8. After finishing high school in Brooklyn, Sophie attended Dartmouth College, where, in addition to her academic pursuits, she studied dance and the arts. These interests took her abroad to Madrid for an exchange term, and to Argentina, where she worked at a not-for-profit arts foundation with a grant from Dartmouth College. Sophie was active in community service on and off campus, tutoring, teaching ESL, and doing education outreach for the Hopkins Center for the arts. Since graduating, Sophie has worked at a web design and development firm, and a café and bakery in Brooklyn. She is also a volunteer at the NY International Center where she is a writing partner for immigrants and foreigners. Sophie loves learning new languages, travel, reading, writing, dance, and yoga. She is fluent in Spanish and French, and proficient in Mandarin.
SAM ZUCKER: Hampshire College, B.A., Natural Science and Social Science. Sam spent the fall semester of his junior year in Costa Rica with the Institute for Central American Development Studies on an Ecology and Sociology field study with a strong component of Spanish immersion. He continued his studies of environmental and cultural issues in Costa Rica in Manuel Antonio when he returned for six weeks in January and February of 2009 to conduct research for his senior thesis, a case study on the environmental and social impacts of tourism. In addition to natural and social sciences, Sam studied traditional analogue photography, drawing, painting, Spanish, and music theory. He is a passionate musician and has been playing guitar for eight years and the drums for three. At Hampshire Sam played on the co-ed ultimate Frisbee team and the men’s basketball team. He also worked for a summer as a day-camp counselor at Camp Thoreau in Concord, MA. He is proficient in Spanish.
