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Graduation Complete

In another step towards our travels around SEA I graduated this week from Deakin University in Geelong with a Master of Leadership degree. It took me 18 months to complete the course, which I completed online. It was a tough course to complete, with a few different elements; online units requiring typically three assessments to be submitted, online short courses to be passed, completion of submissions to prove my leadership experience, and finally a capstone project (which also comprised three assessments).

I was also asked to give a speech in response of the graduates present for the graduation ceremony. A little bit of a daunting task, I’ve presented to some large groups before, but not as many as a thousand.

A couple of champagnes at the end of the ceremony and that was that!!

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