Thursday, April 12, 2007
David Harold
Year: 2003
Hometown: Topeka
Degree: Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration
Back in the day: Harold lived in Stephen Scholarship Hall but could often be found working on the University’s SAE Formula car or playing sports with intramural teams and in Lawrence adult leagues. As a member of the Student Alumni Association and the All Scholarship Hall Council, he says the variety of people he met and the myriad experiences he had with them were rewarding. His favorite memory of life as an undergrad was sitting outside on Massachusetts Street on a sunny spring day having a cold beer with good friends.
The grad life: After graduation, Harold moved to Houston to work for ExxonMobil. He has since relocated to Doha, Qatar, where he is responsible for ensuring that materials and equipment are bought and delivered to liquefied natural gas production facilities on time and that construction projects stay on budget. After he completes his international assignment, he hopes to move back to the U.S. and transition into a more traditional engineering role.
Life abroad: Harold says the hardest thing about living abroad is being so far away from family and friends, not to mention the lack of good Mexican food and KU basketball. However, the experience has been exciting and he has met people from all over the world, he says. Living in a predominately Muslim country has been especially challenging, he says, because there are lots of things that seem normal here that can’t be done there.
He says: “Don’t think you have to know what you’re going to do with the rest of your life by the time you graduate. You shouldn’t be afraid to take what may seem like big risks. Travel the world if you can, but never lose track of your friends.”
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