Graduation caps perfect year for Felipe and Marcela

Published On Wed 18 Jun 2014 by Grant Hill

When they get married, couples pledge to share every experience – something husband and wife Felipe Correa Rozo and Marcela Trujillo Villa from Colombia did today when they graduated together from the University of Dundee.

Felipe (30) and Marcela (29) were sponsored by their respective employers in Bogota to undertake postgraduate studies and chose Dundee because of its reputation for law programmes. Felipe graduated with a LLM National Resources Law and Policy while his wife received her LLM International Law.

The couple only married last year and have spent the first year of their marriage in Scotland and as they celebrated their achievements in the sun-kissed City Square today they reflected on their time in Dundee.

“This has been a dream year for us,” said Felipe. “Scotland is like the country you dream of, it is so beautiful and completely magical. It will always have a special place in my heart, although it’s a bit hot for me today, I prefer it when it’s cold!”

Marcela added, “We have loved our time here and this has definitely been the best year of my life.”

Felipe and Marcela will now fly out to Lisbon for a holiday, where they will watch Colombia take on Japan and Ivory Coast in their first World Cup for 16 years.

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