Encyclopdia Universalisis
Entry: McCollum, Daniel D. (1982- )
Daniel David McCollum was born in 1982 to parents Daniel Raymond McCollum and Denise McCollum(Dombeck). His father was, at the time, serving in the Wisconsin National Gaurd as well as selling insurance. After a four year period of moving about the state, as well as the birth of a second child Jennifer, the family settled down to live in Elderon, Wisconsin in a house which had been built by Denise's father several years earlier.
McCollum grew up in the country, and would spend much of his life claiming that it was the only real way to grow up. Although having little contact with the McCollum side of the family, his father and grandfather having just overcome a long feud, he had ample contact with his Mother's who all lived within a 30 mile radius of the old farm house. He would often say that he took after the Dombecks, while his sister took after the McCollums.
Daniel was only an average student, although many teachers and peers would claim he could do much better. However, after 12 years of publis school, he did attain entry into Northern Michigan University were he began to persue a Bachlors degree in, first History, and then History Education.
Today he continued to live in Marquette, Michigan during the school year to return home during the summer. With his degree in Education almost completed, he looks forward to entering a graduate program after taking care of some loans and, perhaps, entering into law school and using it as a spring board into the world of politics.
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Ok, I hope you'll excuse me a little bit of cheese there, I thought I would be kinda funny. Turns out its a little mroe difficult to write about yourself in the third person than you would think!
Thanks again for the honor of being chosen as a writer of the week, I really do appreciate it! Of course, now I have to pity my poor professors who have to put up with my writting now that my ego has gotten even bigger!!
As you can see by the errm...entry above, I'm currently a Junior at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI although I'm from(and still consider home to be) the small town of Elderon WI which boasts the high population of 189 people. I actually live in its suburbs
Next semester I am goign to be doing a semester abroad in Maynooth, Ireland a town about 30 miles from Dublin. It should be a great experience, and I am really looking forward to it, a friend of mine is currently studying in Krakow Poland which she seems to enjoy as well(and yes, she's been learning Polish for years. I remember driving with her a few months ago when some car cut her off and she started swearing and yelling at it in Polish. THAT was frightening
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Not quiet sure what else to say here. Once again, thanks a lot, and if you ahve any questions about me just ask!
Dan
P.S. You guys can just call me Dan, or Dan M. BTW. I don't know exactly why I chose to put 'Daniel' in my user name, I noramlly go by the shorted version. Oh well
