Ah ha!: Recognizing cultural variability – Ruth Stotter – Thailand 2016
The first night I was at Mahasarakham University in northern Thailand, members of the Western Languages and Linguistics Department faculty took me to a restaurant. We sat around a large table with platters of artfully arranged and delicious looking food in the center. Waiters put food on our plates. No one moved. Everyone was looking at me — and […]
My (Our) Fulbright in Montreal – J. Patrick Biddix – Canada 2015
In fall of 2015, we moved to Montreal, Canada for what was my “research” Fulbright but quickly became our “family” Fulbright. Our time in Montreal is something I don’t want to think of as completed. It happened in the past, but we don’t let it live there. The people we met or simply interacted with […]
India: Where Do I Start? – Dr. Brad Wideman – India 1975
Five hundred words could never capture the sounds, the flavor of its food, its rainbow of colors nor the uniqueness of its people. In 1975, I received a 9-week Fulbright Fellowship to study the “History and Culture of India.” The trip took me from New Delhi, to Agra, to Varanasi, to Kolkata, to Chennia, and […]
The Wonder of a Wordless Mutual Understanding – Karen Peirce – South Korea 1993
As a Fulbrighter to South Korea, my primary responsibility was teaching English to middle school boys. Most of the boys had never met a non-Korean person before and were curious to learn more about me. There was little time during the school day to have informal conversations, but some sent notes to me in the […]
Sleep Can Wait – Christine Powell – Singapore 2019
I’ve always been a runner, so shortly after arriving in Singapore (Jan.2019), I joined a local running group. They were training together to run a marathon- a 26.2 mile race across beautiful Singapore at night. The shared experience with my team was a great way to get to know the island nation, connect to others […]
What good happens when two worlds collide? Opportunities for faculty and administrator growth in transformational study abroad partnerships – Celia Ann Evans – Russia 2012
2012 and Fulbright started me on a journey that altered my perceptions, teaching practice, and trajectory. This is a story told by me and some of my Russian Colleagues with whom I have shared a 6-year collaborative partnership through developing and teaching 2 upper division courses in English at Lomonosov MSU Biological Field Stations. How […]
Vivid Memories- Colleen A Kelly – India 1967 & 1984
In 1967, I was a young secondary school teacher, newly awarded an MA in history from St. John’s University. I decided I might try for a Fulbright study opportunity. To my surprise and pleasure I was given a place in the Institute for Indian History and Culture. This Fulbright for educators involved studying throughout the […]
In Madrid – Jenny Cascino – Spain 2017
In Madrid, the light respires millenary breaths upon terracotta facades it dances carrying earth paints a stable glaze of aspiration and crianza upon the souls of passersby who move along as if carried upon a hedonistic puff of cigarette smoke by whose subtle and sultry perfection I am transfixed. In Madrid, clouds and […]