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Blind Spanish journalism student, fluent in English, seeks traineeship for the summer of 2005.

2005-05

Dear Mr. Ratzka:

My name is Itziar Jiménez, I am a Spanish journalism student and I am blind. I am writing to you because I am very interested in doing some kind of traineeship abroad related to my studies of journalism during the Summer.

I have been looking for some ways of contacting with companies or organisations abroad which could help me to get my aims, but, my visual disability is a real problem. i have also contacted with the Spanish Blind Asociation (ONCE), but for them i am the first person in demanding that kind of aid so they seem to be as lost as i am.

However, they were who send me an E-Meil which was related to your institute and I thought you may be able to find a newspaper, a radio or t.v. chanel, a News Agency or a Press department in a company or organisation who could provide me the traineeship abroad that i am looking for. In addition to this e-mail, I send you my CV, just in case you need it for something. if you have any further question, please, don't hesitate in asking.

The posibility of being a trainee abroad is so important for me that I woult be terribly gratefull if you could help me.

Thank you very much beforehand, I am looking forwards to hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely,
Itziar Jiménez Berrón
e-mail: itziarjb@auna.com
Tel.: +34 629 75 18 68

CV Itziar Jiménez Berrón

Personal Details

Address: C/ Fermín caballero, 38, 2ºD Date of birth: 12-04-1983
28034 – Madrid (SPAIN) Place of birth: Madrid (SPAIN)
Phone: +34 91 224 30 73 Nationality: Spanish
Mobile phone: +34 629 75 18 68 Marital status: Single
E-mail address: itziarjb@auna.com

Education

Sep. 01 – Currently
- Journalism studies (4th year, at the moment)
Communication Sciences Faculty at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain.

Jun. 01
· General Certificate of Secondary School
Secondary School: Dámaso Alonso (Madrid – Spain). Grade of 83%

Jan. 02 – Apr. 02 (30 hours)
· Deontology and Ethics in the Field of Journalism Course
Course promoted by the Communication Sciences Faculty of the UCM.

Dec. 00 – Mar. 01 (40 hours)
· Atenea’s Project
Course and lectures given by a group of organisations and companies members of Atenea’s Project (Madrid, Spain)


Work Experience

Jun. 03 – Currently
- “Canal 11”: Institutional radio of the Spanish National Blind Organisation (ONCE, Spain)

- Production and cooperation in a weekly radio programme related to sports and disabilities. (Jun. 03 – Currently)
- Direction, production and locution in a weekly varieties radio programme (Sep. 03 – Aug. 04).

Jun. 04 – Sep. 04
· Servimedia Agency S.L. (Spain)
Press Agency
Trainee in the Economics Section of the agency (composition of articles related to economics field)

Additional Skills

Computing

- Operating system: Windows
- Other applications: MS Office, Word Perfect and several Internet related applications (e-mail, browsers…)

Languages

- Spanish
Mother tongue

- English
Proficiency Level
- 2 months stay in Kerry (Ireland) during the summers of 1999 and 2000.
- English courses at the British Council of Madrid, Spain, from Sep. 00 to Dec. 04.
- 15 days stay and English course in Scotland (United Kingdom) during the summer 2002. The English course was promoted by the “Home Language International”.
- 15 days stay and English course in C.O. Kent, England (United Kingdom) during the summer 2003. The English course was promoted by the “Home Language International”.
- Certificate in Proficiency English, promoted by the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), Dec. 04.

French
Intermediate Level
2 years studying at the “Alliance Française” (Advanced level) in Madrid (2002-2003).

Other Information

- Working as a private English teacher with children (11 and 12 years old) and preuniversity students (2001-2003).

- Member of the Spanish National Ski Team for blind people, taking part in some international championships (Jan. 99 – Apr. 02).


Interests and Activities

Hobbies: skiing, cinema, travelling, reading, music.