Putting on a Musical at an Engineering School – Leanne Block – France 2017
When I began my Fulbright year to France, I hardly knew anyone in Paris and was alone at my host institution, Ecole Polytechnique. My master’s program was largely international and taught in English. I was disappointed to find that there was no contact between my program and the famous “polytechnicien” students – the ones that […]
From “Almost Heaven” West Virginia to “Just From Here is Heaven” Slovakia – Sonya M. Armstrong – Slovakia 2016
In January 2016, I departed “almost heaven,” or West “by God” Virginia to embark on my Fulbright Experience in “just from here is heaven,” Slovakia – and what an experience it was being filled with historical sites that were cultural, educational, and adventurous. My Fulbright was in the College of Science at University de Mataji […]
Birding Never Goes Out of Style – Laura A. Macaluso – Eswatini (Swaziland) 2008
The pandemic of 2020-2021 brought renewed attention to amateur birding across the world. I had forgotten, until this call for 75th anniversary memories, that the birding I do here at my house in Alexandria, Virginia was preceded by a birding pamphlet project done around 2008-2009 when I was a Fulbright Scholar at the Swaziland National […]
The Kyber Pass – Malcolm Carroll Doubles – Pakistan 1983
Beginning in my schoolboy days, with the mention of the Kyber Pass, I always envisioned images of menace, mystery, and mayhem. I shall be ever grateful for the Fulbright grant that supported a group of us from South Carolina to spend a summer in Pakistan, including the chance for me to actually enter the Pass. […]
Escaramuza Guinness World Record – Jane Lombardi – Mexico 2012
On one of my first weeks teaching at the Universidad de Guadalajara, México in September 2012, I was walking back home towards La Minerva after hopping off of the bus that took teachers from the city to the agricultural college at the outskirts of the city. La Minerva is a huge roundabout that is a […]
Fulbright Taught Me Service – Josephine Shikongo – Namibia 2015
Josephine Shikongo – Fulbright to Namibia 2015
My 7000-Mile Graphic Journey – Sang Young Yoon – South Korea 2007 and 2013
My first Fulbright award in 2007 was a research grant encompassing a three month stay hosted by Hong Ik University in Seoul. As I drove into the city of Seoul from the airport, the cityscape, especially the street graphics and signboards, attracted my scholarly attention. With collected photos of the intriguing signage on stores and […]
Closer to My Country Thanks to Fulbright – Carla Cabrera Cuadrado – USA 2018-20
During my Fulbright experience, I truly got immersed in the American culture. I carved pumpkins for Halloween, I cooked s’mores on a fire pit, I went to a Super Bowl and Oscars watch party, I cheered for the Washington Nationals during a baseball game, I celebrated Thanksgiving, and many more American activities. Yet, what I […]