Gene Anguil: From Apollo Project Engineer to Environmental Industry Titan
“From Fulbright engineer working on the Apollo Project guidance software to Titan of environmental mitigation systems for global industries.” Like most successful fulbrighters, the story of engineer Gene Anguil is complex and rich and beautiful both in challenges, experience and the level of character that he’s developed through an 88-year-old life of innovation. Gene was […]
Snapshot of the Month: Lynne Ogren – Colombia (1988) & Mexico (1999-2000)
Q: Tell us about your Fulbright experience. Where did you go? When? What did you do? Fulbright Teacher Exchange 1988-89 to Cartagena, Colombia; 1999-2000 Orizaba, Mexico; Summer 1998 Fulbright Hays Summer Seminar to Mexico . I taught English on both teacher exchanges and an English teacher taught Spanish in my place in Albany, NY. Q: […]
Warrior – Ann “Nunu” Licharew – Brazil 2024
Traditionally, when earning your first capoeira cord, you receive a fighter alias. “Warrior.” After the nine months I spent as a Fulbright Scholar in Bahia, Brazil shooting a documentary highlighting Afro-Brazilian martial arts, graffiti, and ancestral cuisine, I never imagined myself exhibiting actions worthy of such a title. Feeling nervous and offbeat, I entered the […]
Snapshot of the Month: Leland Lazarus – Panama (2013)
Q: Tell us about your Fulbright experience. Where did you go? When? What did you do? As I reflect on my Fulbright experience more than a decade ago, I realize that it was a transformational turning point in my life. I taught English to dozens of students at the Universidad de Panamá from 2013 to […]
Snapshot of the Month: Jasper Erwin Tolarba – Jordan (2019)
Photo caption: In Amman, Jordan during my Fulbright fellowship (2019-2020) Q: Tell us about your Fulbright experience. Where did you go? When? What did you do? In 2019–2020, I was honored to serve as a U.S. Fulbright Research Fellow in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, where I was hosted by Jordan University of Science and […]
Snapshot of the Month: Catherine Del Buono – Italy (2022)
Photo caption: Lungomare, Naples. 2022 Q: Tell us about your Fulbright experience. Where did you go? When? What did you do? I was a Fulbright Scholar in 2022 in Naples, Italy. I did art-based research with the psychology department at University of Naples Federico II. With their help, I was able to conduct interviews with […]
Snapshot of the Month: Payton Hodson – Ecuador (2024-2025)
Photo caption: Exploring caves in the Amazon Rainforest with my Kichwa language classmates/professor and Ikiam University English students/coworker! Q: Tell us about your Fulbright experience. Where did you go? When? What did you do? From September 2024 through June 2025, I served as a bilingual English Teaching Assistant in Tena, Ecuador at Universidad Regional Amazónica […]
Preparing for Events of Mass Violence in Ecuador – Sarah Maness – Ecuador 2025
Ecuador is currently experiencing an exponential growth in crime. Since 2016, the homicide rate has increased 500% and in 2023 was 45 per 100,000, the highest in South America. This rapid and unprecedented increase in crime, driven by gangs and the drug trade, has created an environment of fear and panic in a once peaceful […]