Broadcaster Press 03 June 5, 2012 www.broadcasteronline.com One in a VerMillion Meet Ingrid Senne By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net It was nearly a decade ago when Ingrid Senne received her diploma from Vermillion High School. If you asked her back then what she’d be doing in 10 years, it’s unlikely that she’d reply that she had plans to teach Spanish. In Panama. In her very own school. “I could never have imagined that,” Ingrid, 27, the daughter of Lana Svien of Vermillion and Ron Senne of Rapid City said during a phone conversation from her home in Pedasi, Panama. Ingrid continued her studies after her 2003 graduation from VHS at the University of California – Santa Cruz, where she majored in Spanish and Portuguese linguistics. After those studies were complete, she joined her then-boyfriend, now husband, Roy Caduri, in Panama. “We did long distance, back and forth for awhile, and then I just ended up moving down to Panama, and I had no idea what I’d be doing here,” she said. “But, I did have a degree in Spanish, and as it turns out, there are a lot of foreigners who move here who don’t speak Spanish. “There was a niche market for Spanish classes, and that’s how I got into it,” Ingrid said. At first, Ingrid would simply visit the homes of her students to offer them lessons in Spanish. “But I just really got tired of walking around with a bag full of books to people’s houses, so I decided to just open a school,” she said. Ingrid is the owner and operator of the Buena Vida Language School, touted as Pedasi’s premier Spanish language school. It opened in August 2011. “We have three teachers working here, and students from all over the world, really – Canadians, Americans, Israelis, Italians, just to name a few, and we do have English classes now for the local Panamanians,” she said. The Buena Vida Language School is currently located in a small building in Pedasi that Ingrid leases. On average, the enrollment maintains at approximately 30 students. “A goal of mine is to eventually build our school and build a nice facility that is designed for a language school,” Ingrid said. “Right now, we work in a house that we’ve converted – we’ve converted the rooms into classrooms, and social areas, but it would be nice to one day build and have a specially-designed school.” Ingrid’s journey in Spanish education began when she was a student at Vermillion High School. “When I completed all of the classes that were available at VHS, I did go my junior and senior years to USD and took some classes there. I was lucky to have that opportunity,” she said. She continued that line of study at the University of California – Santa Cruz. “It (the Spanish language) always just came naturally for me, it always came very easily for me, and it was always something that I really, really enjoyed,” Ingrid said. “Most of all, I really like to help people communicate. I enjoy it when two cultures are able to communicate because of the help of a bilingual person. “It’s a people thing – it’s helping people to bridge gaps culturally that I really enjoy about this work,” she said. Ingrid never loses sight of the unique circumstances that have fully immersed in a career that she loves. “It is pretty much happenstance. I got really lucky to have this opportunity and to be able to work at something that I truly enjoy,” she said. “I feel fortunate.” Ingrid Senne, a 2003 graduate of Vermillion High School, stands in front of the Buena Vida Language School in Pedasi, Panama. She is its the owner and operator. (Photo courtesty of Ingrid Senne) FOR THE RECORD Cases Disposed 05/1824/2012 Warren G. Miller, 461 South Street, Centerville; Driving with revoked (not suspended) license, $300.00 plus costs; Open alcoholic beverage container accessible in vehicle, dismissed Nancy Jean Andresen, 310 Idaho, Wakonda; County speeding, $39.00 plus costs Scott Francis Dohmen, 17878 Haralson Dr., Eden Prairie, MN; Speeding other roadways, $39.00 plus costs Deborah A. Iverson, 202 N. Douglas Street Apt. #9, Elk Point; Speeding other roadways, $39.00 plus costs Kayli Kronstedt, 530 Elm #53, Vermillion; Open alcoholic beverage container accessible in vehicle, $54.00 plus costs Keith Allen Koletzky, 2401 S. Theodore Ave., Sioux Falls; Speeding other roadways, $39.00 plus costs Sidney Kornaizl, 409 Jefferson St., Vermillion; Seat belt violation, $25.00 Tracie Jorgenson, 1114 W. Addicted to Pain Meds? Siouxland Treatment Center Sunset Dr., Sioux Falls; Municipal speeding, $56.00 plus costs John Lowell Johnson, 31884 470th Ave., Burbank; Seat belt violation, $25.00 Austin Rivers Campbell, 1411 Pleasantview, Wichita, KS; Speed on four-lane in rural areas, $39.00 plus costs Ethan Cleaver, 1510 Lewis Street, Vermillion; Speeding other roadways, $154.00 plus costs; Illegal U-turn, $54.00 plus costs Rian Patrick Merrigan, 1018 Rice Street, Vermillion; County speeding, $70.00 plus costs Kalie Anna Cox, 214 Bower #303, Vermillion; Entering property-after notice, $54.00 plus costs Jonathon Hart, 1020 W. Norway #311, Mitchell; Entering property-after notice, $54.00 plus costs William Hansen, 2201 State St., Centerville; Speeding on state highway, $39.00 plus costs Michael Thomas Olsen, 1103 E. S.D. Highway 50, Vermillion; Seat belt violation, $25.00 Harold D. Russman, 5527 Andrea Ave., Sioux Falls; Speeding on state highway, $39.00 plus costs Kyle Thomas Shanker, 604 Olive, Vermillion; Municipal speeding, $39.00 plus costs Dylan James Wingo, Madison St., Vermillion; Seat belt violation, $25.00 David Paul Sorum, 4705 E. Clark St. 31, Sioux Falls; Driving with suspended (not revoked) license, $204.00 plus costs David Paul Sorum, 4705 E. Clark St. 31, Sioux Falls; Operator assure passengers 5-18 wear seat belts, $25.00 Abul K. Shaifullah, 325 Prentis Ave., Vermillion; Municipal speeding, $54.00 plus costs Kelsey Marie Sullivan, 308 Carr St., Vermillion; Entering property-after notice, $54.00 plus costs Tyson Curtis Gau, 621 6th St., Alexandria; Entering property-after notice, $54.00 plus costs Erica Lynn Robish, 1127 Lawridge SE, Huron; Entering property-after notice, $54.00 plus costs Tate Aaron Teveldal, 1127 Lawridge SE, Huron, Entering property-after notice, $54.00 plus costs Sutton Ray Barcelou, 416 Ash Street, Moville, IA; Expired annual inspection, $104.00 plus costs Nicole Skovly, 1317 W. 30th #1, Yankton; Speeding on state highway, $39.00 plus costs Sadie Hansen, 922 W. 3rd St., Yankton; Speeding on state highway, $59.00 plus costs Kristine Kay McLeod, 1201 W. 4th St., Sioux City, IA; Renewal registration during assigned month, $54.00 p lus costs Wade Florian Loosbrock, 114 W. Duke St. #107, Vermillion; Violation stopped vehicle with red/amber/yellow signals/lights, dismissed Stuart J. 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Namminga, 40879 305th Street, Avon; Speeding other roadways, $39.00 plus costs Matthew Christian Mellegaard, 203 W. 2nd Street, Mission Hill; Seat belt violation, $25.00 David Eric Nygaard, 809 W. Clark Street, Vermillion; Seat belt violation, $25.00 Teresa F. Nygaard, 809 W. Clark Street, Vermillion; Seat belt violation, $25.00