Dan Blumlo
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Location | Independence Mines, Alaska |
| Introduction | I grew up in the Florida Keys and went to school at Florida State University, where I received my PhD in Russian history. My dissertation, which I defended in May 2010, was on the identity of Alaska's mixed-race population (called Creoles) during the 1800s. I just finished my first year as a history professor at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois. I teach classes in World, American, and Middle Eastern history. My first year at RVC was very challenging and rewarding. While I miss my friends from Florida, I'm fortunate to have taught a group of great students. Happy to have made it through the fall and spring semesters, I wanted to return to Alaska. |
| Interests | Twilight (the time after sunset when the sky has a blue glow, where light is reflecting from the atmosphere; not the movie), Florida, the beach, my cat, the outdoors, hiking, canoeing, current events, history, the french horn, Parks and Recreation, Lost, True Blood, Game of Thrones |
| Favorite music | Sufjan Stevens, Alison Kraus and Union Station, Death Cab for Cutie, Bjork |
| Favorite books | The Sookie Stackhouse series, The Road, On the Road, Game of Thrones |