Beijing Foreign Studies University – Susan M. Rigdon – China 1992
In August of 1992, I took up residence at the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) as a Fulbright Lecturer in American Studies. The remnants of the actions taken against department faculty for supporting the pro-democracy demonstrations of 1989 were still in place. There, troops had been stationed in the building that housed American Studies, while […]
Playing for the Archbishop of Polynesia – Kent R. Burnham – Fiji 1978
All Fulbrighters will agree that unexpected and serendipitous experiences often stand out far beyond our initial Fulbright job assignment. One such eye-opening experience has stayed with me for decades. Here is what happened: I had the privilege of being a Fulbright Scholar at The University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, in 1978. I […]
Connected to Make a Better World – Rolando E. Tellez – USA 1992
The Fulbright Program made my life more productive and interesting by being connected to the rest of the world. I was born to a poor family in Nicaragua. This excellent program allowed me to go native in American culture and acquire the skills and motivation to continue learning up to this day. Living in the […]
Fulbright IEA – Amanda Yusko – South Korea 2016
Amanda Yusko – Fulbright to South Korea 2016
Truth & Reconciliation – Doris M Schoenhoff – South Africa 1996
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, began a four-day hearing in Durban, South Africa on May 7, 1996. Perpetrators and victims spoke about the suffering, torture, and murder under apartheid. What follows are brief excerpts from the diary I kept during my year at what is now the University of KwaZulu-Natal. […]
Starring Savannakhet No – Michael Bayyouk – Laos 2014
Short Lao Romantic Comedy in Savannakhet. It was written, directed, and acted by Lao students at Savannakhet University with equipment provided by the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane. Michael Bayyouk – Fulbright to Laos 2014
Seattle: My Second Home – Muditha Dharmasiri – Washington, USA 2016
I was a complete stranger when I knocked on the house that I booked for my stay in Seattle and Julie opened the door and welcomed me. It was the first time I left Sri Lanka and stayed all by myself in a whole different country. Next morning, I sat with Julie, and she told […]
Maria Xenia Wells Zevelechi – USA 1955 & Italy 1991
For my last two years at the University of Pisa, a professor from the University of Texas, Dr. Warren Roberts was a Fulbright Exchange Professor at the University of Pisa. He liked my work and asked me to come back to the University of Texas upon completion of my doctorate. Which I did, even though […]