Emily Brinkman

Address: Wherever by big pack is | Phone number currently unavailable | [email protected]

Objective

To have money to continue traveling and not live in my parent’s house when I’m 30.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree | December 2015 | UW-Milwaukee

  • Major: Biology
  • Minor: One class short of a Chemistry minor
  • Related coursework: A whole lot of biology classes

World race training camp | October 2016 | AIM

  • Major: World Racer
  • Minor: Can Sleep Anywhere
  • Related coursework: Using a sleeping pad, sleeping bag, sleeping bag liner, and tent. But only sometimes. 

Skills & Abilities

Management

  • Managed to survive the World Race.
  • Skills gained: 
  • Can convert any currency without a calculator

    Expert user of Google translate

    Can fit 8 snowglobes in my pack without breaking

    Rock a Chaco tan

    Can carry two backpacks on a Grecian subway without getting anything stolen

    Can perform any skit with zero preparation

    Excellent helper in a kitchen

    Able to abandon most of my possessions

    Funeral crasher

    Eat frogs, tarantulas, and goat testicles without getting sick

Sales

  • Great at selling Jesus’ love around the world. If you don’t know who He is, we can talk about it.

Communication

  • Communication has significantly improved. Living in constant community 24/7 for almost a whole year will do that to you.

Leadership

  • Great at leading kids to play different games such as ninja or musical chairs.

Experience

INDIA – Preacher: Can preach in front of any congregation without any preparation.

NEPAL – Expert Prayer Walker: Able to walk ten miles in one day and pray over countless people without getting tired.

VIETNAM – Uncertified Teacher: Can teach English without any teaching experience. As long as the student already speaks English pretty well.  

CAMBODIA – Professor: Can teach English to theological seminary students aka play a lot of hangman

THAILAND – Professional Tree Planter: Able to fill pots full of dirt without ever actually putting a tree in them

ALBANIA – Professional Coffee Critic: Able to drink four cups of coffee in a day and still be able to function and tell people about Jesus

GREECE – Clothing Sorter: Can fold clothes quickly while easily determining whether they are female or male

BULGARIA – Uncertified Housewife: Can chop vegetables, wash dishes, remove weeds, clean bathrooms, and wash laundry