The Most Wonderful Person: Lynne – Aissata Ba – USA 2016
When I left home for Albany (NY), I was excited but my fear overpowered my joy of pursuing an MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY Albany. This is because I was a mummy’s girl. However, upon my arrival in Albany, I met a wonderful woman whose kindness and open mindedness changed my […]
In Search of European Blind Salamanders in the Caves of Slovenia – Stanley K. Sessions – Slovenia 2016-2017
My story begins in 1991 when, as a freshly minted Assistant professor, I decided to follow my undergraduate mentor’s footsteps to Yugoslavia to study the European blind cave salamander (Proteus anguinus), also called the “olm.” My Yugoslavian contact, Dr. Boris Sket of the University of Ljubljana, welcomed me to visit his lab but warned that […]
100 Years of Dominican Feminisms Published – Ginetta E.B. Candelario – Dominican Republic 2016
One of several major accomplishments of my 6 months as a Fulbright Scholar during the spring of 2016 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was the publication of the groundbreaking Cien años de feminisms dominicanos, 1865-1965. This 1,555 page, two volume collection of curated primary documents offer unequivocal evidence of the long and autochthonous history of feminist […]
Engineering with Fulbright – Hassaan Idrees – USA 2014-2016
Thanks to the Fulbright grant, I was able to study my master’s in electrical power systems engineering at Arizona State University, where I studied and worked on multiple projects on renewable energy and power systems. At ASU, I was the Vice President of the Engineers Without Borders USA chapter, through which I was able to […]
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 […]
Fulbright IEA – Amanda Yusko – South Korea 2016
Amanda Yusko – Fulbright to South Korea 2016
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 […]
Unity in our Diversity – Divine Tarla – USA 2016
Fulbright is an organization that celebrates unity in our diversity. For an academic year, I spent time in a laboratory in Kansas State University, but also got the opportunity to attend a number of conferences, outreach and enrichment seminars. I met a lot of people from different backgrounds, colors, religion, race and ideologies but we […]