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From 1982 to present

By Sigtuna_Stu
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    Years following Sigtuna

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    Semester Abroad - Poland

    Spent Fall Semester studying in Poland. Included travel thoughout Eastern Europe; Austria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland.

  • Poland - Semester Abroad in Cracow

    Spent Fall Semester studying in Poland. Included travel thoughout Eastern Europe; Austria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland.

  • Graduated from UW - Madison

    Bachelor of Arts in Scandinavian Studies and International Relations

  • Summer Abroad - Scandinavia

    HIred by Experiement in International Living to lead a group tour of 8 HS kids to Denmark, Norway, Sweden for 8 weeks.
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    Summer Abroad - Scandinavia

    HIred by Experiement in International Living to lead a group tour of 8 HS kids to Denmark, Norway, Sweden for 8 weeks.

  • Swedish Council of America

    Hired on as assistant to the Executive Secretary from tehSwedish Council of America.
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    Swedish Coucil of America

  • Bike ride to East Coast then South

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    Rode bicycle Wisconsin to Florida

    Road bicycle from Wisconsin to Maine, Maine to Washington DC then hitched to Atlanta in a VW bus, continued riding bike to Key West, Florida. Returned to manage Youth Hostel in Ft. Lauderdale.
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    Summer Abroad - Switzerland

    led student group to Switzerland

  • Summer abroad - Switzerland

    Led group tour to Switzerland - 8 weeks including mountain climbing. Experiment in International Living - 9 HS kids.

  • St Leo College - St. Leo, Florida

    got job as Resident Director, and Wellness counselor at small catholic college in St. Leo Florida. managed 8 RAs and shared assistant, housekeeping and maintenance staff

  • Summer Abroad - New Zealand

    Led group tour for EIL to New Zealand

  • Drove 1968 VW camper Florida to California

  • Flew to Japan - biked 3 months in Japan

    Took bike to Japan - arraived Tokyo, biked to Sapporo, 1000 mile
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    Taught English in Japan

    Lived in Kyoto, met and moved in with Brownwen (from New Zealand). Worked at Kyoto YMCA Womens College, private teaching.

  • School for International Training - Graduate School

    Started graduate school - program in intercultural management, Brattelboro, Vermont

  • Six months travel South East Asia

    Traveled through China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malasia, Sumatra, Singapore, New Zealand h\

  • Arundel, West Sussix, England

    worked for British Campus of New England College - Director of Programs, Cross Cultural Issues
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    Poland - Warsaw

    Left England for Poland.
    Taught English, private schools, U of Warsaw, started own business, started with HP, finished thesis, married Bronwen, ended marriage month later, then met Ania, love at first site moved in together 1997

  • Goode School of English co-founded

    co founded English school with partner in Warsaw (Brian Goode, started with Brownwen too, who left early)

  • Started with HP

    started in HR department at HP-Poland

  • Married Bronwen - church only and party

    she did not want to legalize wedding a month later. found someone else who she married in October 1996

  • Finished Thesis

    Completed master's thesis on educational systems of Eastern Europe - a ocmparative study.

  • Met Ania - Love at first sight

  • Back to US with HP

    moved to Bay Area California with HP

  • Married Ania :-)

    ceremony in Hot Air balloon over Hidden Valley California. 5 present in wedding party.