By: Alumni Correspondent Neal Vermillion
A lot of people ask me questions about my chosen career path such as “How did you become a diplomat?” or even “Why did you become a diplomat?” The “why” question is sometimes asked with a sense of puzzlement or even shock as in “why on [...]
Greetings from Perth, Australia where I serve as United States Consul. Born and raised in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, I am a proud Badger by blood (my mother having received a Master’s degree from UW-Madison in the early 1960s.). Madison will always be “home” to me as my wife and I married at St. Paul’s University Catholic [...]
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Greetings to all that have been reading my blog. I apologise for not writing about my adventure in New Zealand sooner, but school work took precedent and I also recently sustained an injury playing rugby. No worries though, all is well.
Our adventure started in Chirstchurch, NZ where we flew in. Our flight from Sydney was [...]
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Greetings from down under. Things have been really busy here since this is the last week of classes before semester break. I have lots of school work to get done this week, but then it’s on to New Zealand! Besides being busy with school I also had a jam packed week. I went to see [...]
Greetings to all that have been reading my blog. I hope that this post finds you in good health and fortune. At this time, classes are in full swing now that the fourth week is about to start. I am enjoying my classes very much, but I will admit that it is hard to study [...]
Greetings to all that have been reading my blog. All is well in Australia and am having a great time. My last posting said that I would be going to surf camp, but due to some booking difficulties, that did not happen. Sorry to those of you who were looking forward to hearing about the [...]
After a long flight from Chicago to Sydney, approximately nineteen hours, I finally arrived. It was raining when I arrived and it has been raining on and off the whole time that I have been here. Of course, I would really enjoy some sunny warm weather, but Sydney has been in a drought and has [...]
Greetings to all of you that will be reading my blog while I am away studying and traveling in Australia. I am just eight days away from leaving and I am really excited and anxious to get there. I cannot wait to meet new people and and experience new things. I have not even begun thinking [...]
Ryan Finn
Sydney, Australia
Vitals: Political Science Major
Goals: My goal is to get a better understanding of other people and their culture. I also hope to learn more about my country through the eyes of others.
Motivation: I have always loved to travel, and am lucky enough to have this opportunity. Life is short, [...]
