Shane Neirinckx’s serendipitous path abroad
Shane Neirinckx of Coeur d’Alene had no degree plans when he enrolled at the University of Idaho, but a few professors helped him focus on his interests, which led to study at Hiroshima University in Japan on a Boren Scholarship and prepared him to work at the federal government after graduation.
Photo by SHANE NEIRINCKX
Shane Neirinckx’s year-long experience at Hiroshima taught him nuances of Japanese and Asian culture he hadn’t understood as a student in a Moscow classroom.
Photo by SHANE NEIRINCKX
A simple philosophy guides Shane Silas Neirinckx: It doesn’t matter what you do — do it as hard as you can. Then passion will follow, making your circuitous path straight.
Five years ago, as a high school student, the Coeur d’Alene senior had no notion that he would travel to Japan, learn the language, attend university there as a University of Idaho student on a Boren scholarship and land a job in a national security field. But this fall, Neirinckx graduated with degrees in international studies and political science and a minor in Asian studies.
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