Dana Culp:  

Life Since graduation, went to VA Wesleyan College in VA Beach for 1st 2 years, then transferred to JMU to complete last 2 years of a Mass Communication (Journalism) degree. Got a job at a weekly newspaper near Harrisonburg, wrote stories & took photos for nearly 2 years. Then, took a 9-to-5 job with a Bridgewater lawyer for about 2 1/2 years. Next, was a bookkeeper for an evangelist (similar to Billy Graham's organization) in H'burg for nearly 4 years. The new millennium took me to London, England for 2 years to live out a dream as a missionary to the diverse cultures living there - I absolutely loved this experience and I miss my "home" and "family" back there! Was back in VA for about a year and a half as I pursued long-term overseas work, followed by two years of Arabic language learning in Jordan. Lived in my last overseas locale for about 3-1/2 years, all the while adjusting to cultural and language differences. It was a whole different kettle of fish in that part of the world, that's for sure! They just couldn't imagine what it was like back in our beautiful Shenandoah Valley (which I missed very much, due to its lush greenness as compared to the prevailing brown dustiness over there). I' was back working in my chosen field of journalism, so I was very happy to be assisting a very poor nation with my skills and talents. During that time, experienced an incredible hiking/rambling weekend in the mountains, going from 4,000-ft elevations to 8,000-ft elevations, so some pretty drastic differences as we traveled along the windy mountain roads (you don't want to look down over the road's edge!). We literally had our heads in the clouds all weekend long, as the clouds hovered both below us in the deep mountain clefts/crevices, as well as lingering on the mountaintops above us. Absolutely incredible! I got some great photos of it. God's ha...Expand for more