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 […]
The Day I Became a Fulbrighter – Victor Hugo Cuspinera Contreras – USA 2012
After six months of starting the process of applying for the Fulbright scholarship, I was selected amongst 500 applicants to be one of the 71 candidates from Mexico to behold the Fulbright Scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies in the US. I can still remember the joy I felt, having been one of the favorite days […]
It Is More Important That We Eat Together – Robert Millis – India 2012
At the beginning of my Fulbright year, I attended a conference in Delhi of the International Association of Sound Archives (IASA). I was in India to research Indian music and the early global recording industry (78rpm records, cylinder recording, Edison, His Master’s Voice, etc are my area of expertise, interest and inspiration). I hoped to […]
A Foundation For The Future – Rebecca Davis – Russia 2004 and The Crimea 2012
How can an experience prepare you for your life’s work? I am the Founder and Executive Director of MindLeaps, a non-profit organization that uses dance as an entry point to education and skills development for some of the world’s most vulnerable youth. How I built MindLeaps is deeply rooted in my Fulbright experience. In 2004-05, […]
The Park in Ramallah
The Muntazah Ramallah or the Park of Ramallah was an oasis of normalcy for Palestinians who live there. Now, sadly it has been turned into a parking structure. Philip Hopper – Fulbright to Palestinian Territories (West Bank) 2012
Blake Phillips – Malaysia 2012
While I could give all the credit to the U.S. Fulbright Program, the reality is a little more complicated. My enduring love for international travel and cross-cultural exchange started my freshman year at Pomona College when I spent six weeks working at an orphanage in Lima, Peru. Although I had traveled abroad on several previous […]