Day in the life of a foreign correspondent Emma Dallimore has been the Ten Network's US correspondent for four years. EMMA Dallimore is based in Los Angeles as the US Bureau Chief for the Ten Network. She has been in the job for the last four years, having studied journalism at the University of Queensland before taking up a role at the Seven Network in her final year of study. I moved to Mackay and sat my final exams there while working. I was very green and received a lot of "Emma, can you please come in here?" requests from my editor." She then moved to Ten's Brisbane newsroom, before taking up the foreign correspondent role, where she has covered events from the Oklahoma tornado to Cleaveland's house of horrors, along with new iPhone launches and hitting the red carpet to interview stars like Rob Pattinson and Hugh Jackman. The Haiti earthquake was a life changing experience for me. We witnessed some of the most terrible human suffering, alongside some incredible stories of heroism and volunteerism," she said, adding that the job is incredible for witnessing historical moments. I saw the last space shuttle take off in Florida, was inside Obama HQ when he was re-elected for a second term, attended the funeral of Bobby Kennedy and Michael Jackson, a Superbowl and Tiger Wood's big Masters comeback - but also towns destroyed by tornadoes, and too many school shootings. On the job at the Superbowl. A lot of stories we cover are heartbreaking - for me Haiti and Newtown stand out as two that were incredibly difficult. Tragedy involving children is always the worst kind to try to comprehend. But we find wherever there is unimaginable grief, there is always hope, always a story of survival that gets a community through their sorrow. One of the toughest aspects of the job is the massive size of the US, which can lead to logistical difficulties and plenty of travel, along with having to cover devastating events at a time of tragedy. "In Newtown, you must work with care and sensitivity knowing that while our jobs are important and we have a right to be there, often we are seen as intruding on grief," she said, referring to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut where Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and six adults. It's important to tell the story well and to tell it right, without stepping on anyone in the process. Haiti brought its own set of problems - technology failures, finding somewhere to sleep ... and also security issues," she said about the Haiti earthquake in 2010. Devastation in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Picture: Emma Dallimore. But despite challenges of the job and competition among media outlets, she said once the cameras stop rolling the journalists are great friends behind the scenes. International correspondent's usually have very good relationships - I know the Australian media abroad do. Of course we are competitive - we don't share information about where we're going or what we've "got" - but between friends, that is a shared understanding. When the story is filed and the live crosses are over, there's usually a good meal and a beer or two at the end. She said the most amazing thing about the job is travelling to new places at the drop of a hat depending on what news breaks on any given day. I can wake up to a pretty quiet news day to find within hours I'm on a plane. I love the variety - but also the privilege we're given to be front and centre at global events. When history is made, we're working pretty hard, but we've got pretty good seats! With Australia's favourite star, Hugh Jackman.