Philip Chulick:  

Life After graduating high school, I went to Wake Forest University and graduated with a degree in political science. Jennie Yonce (whatever happened to her?) was also there at the same time. I received my Master's degree in International Relations from Boston University in 1993. After college, I went to work for a time in Yellowstone Park but left that seasonal work for a career in the federal government. I worked in procurement for the Navy in Washington for 8 years before taking a job with NATO in Belgium. I have been working in Europe with NATO for 20 years and enjoy it very much. I am the principal procurement officer for the Organisation and, right now, life is very hectic and demanding professionally. After a rather prolonged and enjoyable single life, I married in 1999 and now have 3 small children. As I married late, the family is now the all consuming aspect of my personal life and takes most of the time and energy. I have found out that having a family late in life does have its rewards, as you are brought back to a world that one thought you had forgotten, and a chance to relive part of it through the eyes of your children. My mother still lives in Cumberland and I like to get back and see the old hometown when time permits. There is a section of Belgium that has a similar topography to the area and every time I go there I get a little nostalgic. I was ...Expand for more