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 […]
From the start – Brad Deacon – Germany 1993
From my arrival in Bonn for orientation, I found myself surrounded by some of the most interesting people I’d ever met. Fulbrighters from across the U.S., in Germany to study economics, physics, medieval literature, engineering, music, and so many more areas. All with vastly different lives and experiences, but brought together for a few days […]
My Father and Senator Fulbright – Thomas Lundmark – Germany 1976, 1991, 1992, and 1993
My father was the one who introduced me to the Fulbright program. Upon being discharged from the US Navy at the close of World War II, he was employed by the federal administration that sold war surplus materiel. At Senator Fulbright’s urging, the funds raised by these sales were put to use for educational foreign […]
The Fulbright Spirit – Mark William Drews – Norway 1993
Almost 30 years ago, I was presented with the opportunity to help create Norway’s first graduate music production and recording program. Having provided initial ideas for the new program, I thought it might be possible to travel to Norway as a researcher to work with the project on site in Stavanger. After investigating options for […]
“Azcárraga” – an American “Pasodoble fallero” for Spain – Richard Scott Cohen D.M. – Spain 1993
Azcárraga, Pasodoble Fallero is a Spanish-style “pasodoble” march composed in 1994 by American musician, Richard Scott Cohen, during his Fulbright research scholarship residency in the Valencia region of Spain, from 1993-1995. The research focused on Valencia’s rich and historic community band movement, unequaled anywhere else in the world. The resulting dissertation helped Cohen complete his […]
Fulbright Experience in Ethiopia
“In 1993, I was awarded a Fulbright grant to Ethiopia where, in the ’60’s, I had done my initial fieldwork in the remote highlands of Ethiopia for my doctoral work at the University of Chicago.” Dr. Ron Reminick, Fulbright Alumni, talks about his enriching experience in Ethiopia.