Nicole Sittman

Re/Max Tiffany

11/2/2015

The update on Life: What’s happened and what’s going on

now

Nicole Sittman has recently returned to southern California

after having spent the last two years completing her Masters

Degree in International Education Development at the

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA where she then

worked and explored South America.

At the conclusion of her time in Philadelphia she worked with

UNESCO's for Latin America & the Caribbean's Knowledge

Management Services Department, in Santiago Chile; utilizing

both her MS in International education development and her

background and BA in Intercultural communications.

With UNESCO she coordinated various events, (ie. Literacy Day

event) campaigns, (ie. Gender Equity campaign), and

conferences (ie. Regional Indigenous Rights conference). She

then traveled solo through five countries improving her

Spanish fluency, volunteering with various organizations,

engaging with and learning about the culture and lives of

those around her, and of course exploring as much as

possible.

She even picking up on some Quechua and Portuguese along

the way! Now returned, she is getting involved in local non-

profit organizations, studying Portuguese, and getting

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involved with other local PENN alumni activities. She recently

got her Realtor license, and while quite the variation from her

assumed career path, she’s acclimated to the industry quite

seamlessly, most likely due to having grown up around it her

whole life. Her biggest concern was that it wouldn’t provide

the fulfillment and value of changing the lives of others.

She’s been pleasantly surprised by all the varying aspects of

the industry and the countless opportunities presented to be

of service.

The most appealing part of real estate is the ability to take a

month or so off to travel, volunteer, or study outside of the

country. She may not be working for an NGO, but she gets to

help people daily, and can make enough money to then

choose which causes to invest in, and which organization to

work with.