Luisa Bertolini is a fourth year majoring in Linguistics and Cognitive Science and minoring in French. She spent ten years of her life in Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire, where she learned French. Luisa is currently the vice president of the French and Francophone Club at UVA, which organizes events centered around the cultures of different francophone countries. She hopes to get her masters in Linguistics after graduation and is interested in neurolinguistic research. Outside of class, Luisa loves to cook with her roommates, read historical fiction, and hopes to run a half marathon in the spring.

"Speaking French has given me a gateway into cultural understanding and participation in traditions that I value greatly"