From The Volunteer State to The UK

District 6760 of the Rotary Club selected a team of four young professionals from Tennessee, accompanied by a team leader, to go on an international vocational exchange to Rotary Club District 1270 in England. The team will explore professions related to their own while gaining a broader understanding of British culture, history, and society. Follow the team as they prepare for, travel to, and adventure in England.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Technological Introductions

Technology amazes me. Today I received an introductory email from one of my host families. I also received a facebook posting with some information about one of my vocational days. Technology has allowed easy correspondence before my arrival. I am so looking forward to my trip!

I read Chris’s post and appreciated his introduction. I am still playing with the layout of this blog a little and wanted to post mini-bios about the team somewhere easily accessible on the main page. As a temporary fix, I can say a little about myself here. I am a park ranger at Stones River National Battlefield, a site of a significant American Civil War battle. My job is versatile: I give tours and talks, work with educational groups, and tell our visitors about the history of the site. I also work with our ecologists at the park, maintaining the ecosystems by removing invasive, exotic plants. I am finishing my Masters degree at Middle Tennessee State University in Public History. I study cultural landscapes, places where humans and their environments meet. I am interested to see how humans impact their surrounds and how humans’ surroundings have impacted history. I particularly enjoy studying cultural landscapes at battlefields of different sorts. I have lived in Tennessee for three and a half years, the longest I have ever lived in one spot in my life. My dad serves in the military, so I grew up an “Army Brat,” traveling with my family all over the United States and even parts of the world. I am blessed with a job that I love, living in a place that I enjoy.

I guess that about sums up my life. My schooling consumes most of my “free” time right now. I will post this and then start working on my thesis writing! I cannot wait to visit England.

1 comment:

  1. It was great seeing our Team off yesterday at Nashville Airport bound via Detroit for Humberside Airport in Rotary District 1270.

    Justin Southwick, sponsored by Rotary Club of Murfreesboro, has joined the four other Team members:

    Jason Denenberg, sponsored by Rotary Club of Brownsville and Rotary Club of Ripley

    Chris Farrell, sponsored by Rotary Club of Nashville

    Ana Saunders, sponsored by Rotary Club of Savannah

    PDG and GSE Team Leader Larry Boyd, sponsored by Rotary Club of Brentwood Morning

    All best to the Team.

    Bill Alexander
    walexa6282@aol.com

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