Nagore Barbero-Lora (nb08e@fsu.edu) is from Bilbao, Spain where she obtained her BA in English philology (Universidad de Deusto). She is a second-year graduate student presently focusing on Hispanic linguistics. She enjoys languages in general and more specifically the area of linguistics. She is interested in exploring how the Spanish language works, how it is structured and how it varies among speakers. Nagore spent a year studying in Ireland under the Erasmus Exchange program. She is now pursuing an MA in Linguistics at FSU which she aims to complete in 2010.