A Fruitful Harvest

There's a definite back to school/end of summer/seasonal change in the air now, but not before we round up an eventful summer with 2 Mountbatten weddings, and an Olympic/Paralympic account, amongst our other regular features. We also want to mention how well our new Webinar Recruitment Campaign is going, and if you would like to get involved with this (we aim to have at least one alum present in each session), please let Vicki know.

Our alum, Marina Fernandez (London, Aug 2011), was lucky enough to be in London when the Olympics and Paralympics were being held in 2012. Marina shared with us how her intake was able to enjoy all sorts of attractions, and she went to see the beach volleyball and the women's football final. "With a big group of Mountbattens, we were all dressed up and had the flags of our country, and it was lovely", she says. This year, the Olympics and Paralympics were being held in her home country, and Marina had the opportunity to go again! She describes how "Brazil won its first medal in shooting right on the first day, and we realised what a great event we were holding. Tickets were still available and hotel prices had dropped due to low occupancy rates, so everyone started packing their things, buying their tickets and heading out to Rio. Brazilians were again the happiest and fun nation, cheering like crazy in all the Olympic events, enjoying the houses that had been set up by several countries... I went to Rio and watched the water polo and really enjoyed the Olympic village atmosphere. All of a sudden the Olympics were over, and Paralympic tickets sold an amazing 140 thousand tickets in less than 24 hours". Thank you for sharing this with us Marina.

Mountbatten Weddings

We are delighted to share the news of 2 Mountbatten Weddings, Stephanie Robertson (New York, May 2006) to Ben Butterworth (New York, September 2006), and Matt Smidebush (London, August 2010) to Wendy Yau (London, March 2009).

Joanna Stevenson (New York, September 2001), recently gave us the wonderful news that her cousin, Stephanie Robertson (New York, May 2006) met her now husband, Ben Butterworth (New York, September 2006) - lefthand photo - whilst they were on the New York programme. The couple, and cousin Stephanie, plus guests celebrated their wedding this August in Pitlochry.

Meanwhile, Matt Smidebush (London, August 2010) and Wendy Yau (London, March 2009) - righthand photo - got married on July 9, 2016 in Walnut Creek, California, near where Matt grew up. Among the attendees were the following Mountbatten alumni: Mark Schulz, Jennifer Stokes, Ha My Vu, Christy Tirado, Pete Kruse, Kat Murphy and Anthony Suh (London, August 2010), Aubrey Khaleel, Mario Ramriez, Obediah Samuel (London, August 2009), and the couple, Gregory Hilkert (London, August 2010), Anna Smidebush (London, August 2014).

Congratulations to both couples and we wish them a long and happy future together.

Alum
of the Month

Michelle Terry
New York, Sep 1998

"My year on Mountbatten was the making of me (according to my sister). It was the first time I had lived on my own... first time I had had to do my own washing, food shopping and cooking (hardly)!... I am now a qualified barrister specialising in crime and regulatory law and Director of MT Legal Ltd (my own company), which I hope to grow and establish a brand for."

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Events

Thu 29 Sep 2016

Robert Walters is holding their bi-annual Mountbatten Registration Evening at their Head Office in London on Thu 29 Sep, 5.30 - 8.30pm.​ This is a fantastic chance to interview with a specialist consultant, network with your fellow Mountbattens and discuss potential job opportunities over drinks and canapés. Register for the event and get all the details.