Salutations
everyone!
My name is Kurtis Kunz,
I’m 22 years old and I am in my ninth semester here at the University of
Oklahoma. I am working towards a degree in International Studies, although I
studied International Business for my first two years. I am set to graduate
this December.
I was born and raised in
Oklahoma City and attended Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. While my
mom's side of the family all hails from OKC, my paternal side of the family is
French. My dad and his family were all born and raised in Cannes, France. My
dad joined the French Navy at age 16 before working as a scuba diver for the
international resort chain Club Med. This job landed him in the Turks and
Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, where he has lived and worked since
1988.
I have been lucky enough
to be able to visit him during my time off from school since I was 5. These
visits introduced me to the sport of scuba diving, which is one of my favorite
things to do in this world. After graduation I plan on moving to Turks and
Caicos to work in the family business. I am currently working towards my PADI
Open Water Scuba Instructor to expedite this process.
Personal Photo of me scuba diving in Turks and Caicos
While I plan on living
in Turks for the immediate future, I find it hard to believe that I will not return
to Oklahoma one day.
I have two younger
sisters; one a sophomore here at OU and one a freshman at Bishop McGuinness. I
really enjoy travel. I spent 7 weeks in Europe at the beginning of the summer
visiting my grandmother and doing a 4 week study abroad course in Cannes. I
hope to visit the majority of countries in Europe. I am working on learning
French, though I am far from fluent. I am taking 18 hours this semester while
working part time so it will be a busy semester, but I can see the light
at the end of the tunnel.
