Dacia Pelligrino is your student of the week!Current city of residence: Warrington, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)
A brief update of what she's been up to the past 10 years: Right after H.S. I went to George Mason U. for two years. I decided to put college on hold for awhile and joined the United States Navy in 2000. During my enlistment I was fortunate enough to see places such as Hawaii, Singapore, Australia, and even Bahrain. I was deployed to the Gulf for six months on an amphibious assault ship during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. I had many different responsibilities and jobs while in the Navy, the two most memorable jobs being a technician and operator for the Close-In Weapon System (
CIWS)
Gatling gun, and a security force team leader and trainer. The Navy gave me the great opportunity to explore not only other parts of the world, but other parts of the country as well--I've lived in Washington (near Seattle), Illinois (near Chicago), San Diego, CA, Virginia Beach, and most recently Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia). I was honorably discharged last year and am now back at school full-time at Penn State University. I will be graduating this May and plan to go to law school in the fall. I've taken a couple of exciting trips in the past couple of years. Two years ago I went on a 6-day adventure in Italy, touring cities such as Naples, Rome, Florence, and Venice. Last year I enjoyed a 10-day visit to Ireland as part of a spring break study abroad trip at Penn State. While I don't have a family of my own yet, I am very excited because in just a few short months I will become an Aunt!
Favorite MBK memory: I don't think it's possible to single out one memory as a favorite. I had so much fun throughout those four years--but one thing I miss (and took for granted) is getting to see my friends everyday.
The thing that people would be most surprised to hear about you: Probably the two things previously mentioned: 1) Not only did I join the Navy but I worked on weapon systems and
became an expert marksman and security force leader. (Not something I think many people could picture me doing). 2) I have been doing surprisingly well academically. Not only do I want to go to law school, but I've done very well at Penn State, being inducted into two separate National Honor Societies (Alpha Sigma Lambda and Phi Kappa Phi).
You can get in touch with Dacia: dpelligrino@hotmail.comDo you want to be student of the week? Let us know!Labels: Students of the Week
