Walter Henderson:  

Life I went to UGA after graduating and majored in Journalism/ French & Spanish. I later studied Translation and Interpretation at Université Jean Moulin in France, then went to work on my Masters in Linguistics in Puerto Rico, and later finished this degree at Georgia State University in Atlanta. After grad school I went to work in United Arab Emirates in a city called Abu Dhabi for a couple years. It was interesting working and living in the desert and traveling around the region. Due to proximities, I had the opportunity to visit Egypt, Kenya, India, Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the list goes on... I love traveling! I moved back to the States to direct a training program for Egyptian teachers at Georgia State University, and also had the chance to work as a visiting professor to Chinese and Taiwanese nationals in Business Communication for the GSU MBA Program while there. My work since Georgia State is now with the US Department of State. I started with them in 2003 and have been sent for work Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Ecuador. I lived in Mexico City until last summer for two years and now am at my new assignment in Quito, Ecuador where I'll be until late summer 2006. My work is basically the same: lot's of public speaking, and travel. Basically Embassy PR stuff. Ecuador is a challenge. There is tremendous poverty here and the political situation is a bit unstable to say the least. Ecuador has had 12 Presidents in the past 10 years. My own project development can be rough at times, but this is a truly beautiful country. I live in a city that is nearly 10,000 feet high in the mountains and completely surrounded by several very active and close volcanoes. Over the years I've had to relocate and travel a lot for work. My field is Educational Training and Development (teacher training mainly). The good thing is I've seen a lot of different countries and have met people from all over the world which is what I always wanted to do. Mexico won my heart though and after this brief assignment, I will pick up where I left off and get re-asigned there. My dog, Savannah still remains at home there as well as many friends, etc... I see myself probably making it my permanent home soon. Language is no longer a problem having lived and worked in these countries for a while. The trick is maintaining my southern accent from Albany...Expand for more