Arrieta Angueira Salbidegoitia

Freshman studying Biology at the George Washington University with international education in Spain and the U.S. Ambitious, career-focused, and eager to apply organization and time management skills in various environments. Able to work effectively with multicultural teams.

Sailing Experience

• 2013-Present
• Practice Sailing at Competition Level at RCMARSC (2013-2021), New Trier HS (2021-2022) and GWU (2022-present).
• Succeeded in attending practice steadily since age 8, an average of 12+ hours per week.
• Sailed Optimists, 420s, FJs, and J80s.
• Competed in various regattas, including National and World competitions.
• Won J-80 Spain Championship and the J-80 World Championship all-female crew category, as tactician at the "Central Óptica-FIV-Canadio" boat in 2019.

Piano

• Invested 3-4 hours per week on attending piano lessons and practicing on free time
• Performed in front of small sized audience.
• Performed at the 2017 Fair Saturday concert in Bilbao, Spain

• Certified Sailing Instructor
• Seal of Biliteracy (Spanish and English) granted by the Illinois State Board of Education
• French B1 CEFR
• Basque B1

• Lived in Dublin, Ireland for 5 weeks in 2016. Stayed with a host family with the goal of improving my English and becoming more independent and responsible.
• Participated in a one-week exchange with a French high school in 2019, living with a French family and experiencing the French education system in Pontacq, France.
• Lived with a host family in Canton, GA during sophomore year of high school (2019-2020), attending school in a different country with the aim of perfecting my English.
• Moved to Winnetka, Illinois before my senior year of high school.
• When not studying or sailing, I enjoy traveling and listening to music.