{"id":3116,"date":"2018-02-26T13:33:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T19:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.valpo.edu\/international-dev\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:11:48","slug":"jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"Vashil Fernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Vashil-Fernandez-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4941\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Vashil-Fernandez-1.webp 467w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Vashil-Fernandez-1-300x259.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Best memories from your Valpo days: &nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have a lot of great memories after attending Valpo for 5 years! I met my beautiful, now-wife, my freshman year. I played on the men&#8217;s basketball team and won 4 championships, making the NCAA tournament&nbsp;twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of my best memories were just being involved in and around the university. Also through Valparaiso International Student Association (VISA), I was able to showcase the many aspects of my culture and learn about other cultures through the different activities they hosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Vashil Fernandez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graduated:<\/strong>\u00a0Degrees earned in 2014, 2015, and 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Degree:<\/strong>\u00a0Bachelor&#8217;s in International Business, two Master&#8217;s in International Commerce and Policy and International Economics and Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Current Job:\u00a0<\/b>Professional basketball player; in the future, policymaker in a developing country<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Contact Email\u00a0<\/b>&#8211;\u00a0<a onclick=\"window.open('mailto:\\u0076\\u0061\\u0073\\u0068\\u0069\\u006c\\u002e\\u0066\\u0065\\u0072\\u006e\\u0061\\u006e\\u0064\\u0065\\u007a\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075','_blank');return false;\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.write('\\u0076\\u0061\\u0073\\u0068\\u0069\\u006c\\u002e\\u0066\\u0065\\u0072\\u006e\\u0061\\u006e\\u0064\\u0065\\u007a\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075');<\/script><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best memories from your Valpo days: &nbsp; I have a lot of great memories after attending Valpo for 5 years! 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