“Explore. Discover. Treat. Cure. Teach. Repeat” – Samrin Habbani – USA 2019
My Fulbright journey has just been completed by receiving a Master’s degree in Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Connecticut. This privileged experience with the Fulbright Program has enabled me to look at the world of medicine from a whole new perspective, innovation from fundamental science discovery to translational application. It has been a […]
Carnival in the Canaries – Pharibe Pope – Spain 2019
“¿Qué significa murga?” This was a question I asked after picking up the local newspaper in our teacher’s lounge. It was a room just big enough to fit one futon and four stools, but at any one time you might find ten to fifteen exuberant teachers sitting shoulder to shoulder, sipping 1-euro cafecitos from the […]
Two Nations, One Heart – Yarinett Del Carmen Rojas Rodriguez – USA 2019
Who am I now? Now, I can say that I am a renovated person with a new perspective of life. Sharing with people from around the world has made me more flexible and conscious about cultural differences and how I can be adapted. TEA fellows, host families, partners, teachers, and every single person with a […]
Fulbright, COVID-19, and Greenland – Taylor Rose Azizeh – Denmark/Greenland 2019
In early 2020, I joined the ranks of people who lived in a remote setting when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. I was the first student to take part in the Fulbright Denmark/Greenland Arctic Semester program. I was only a few weeks into my time in Greenland in March of 2020 when travel in and out […]
A Delicious Friendship – Prudence Salasky – Bulgaria 2019
The doors to our apartments were inches apart in a shared hallway with room for two bikes. Yet weeks passed before I even heard my neighbors, let alone met them. I would see Kolya’s bike vanish and reappear and the tell-tale shoes on the mat. It wasn’t until one morning I woke at 5AM for […]
First Thai Children’s Book That Has an African-American Girl as a Main Character – Peeriya Pongsarigun – USA 2018
I had a memorable experience during my FLTA years at the University of Pennsylvania. It was my first time reading to kids, reading “Can You Carry Me?” which I wrote for the Advanced Writing for Children class. The preschoolers couldn’t stop laughing and I was wondering why because it wasn’t funny to me as an […]
Closer to My Country Thanks to Fulbright – Carla Cabrera Cuadrado – USA 2018-20
During my Fulbright experience, I truly got immersed in the American culture. I carved pumpkins for Halloween, I cooked s’mores on a fire pit, I went to a Super Bowl and Oscars watch party, I cheered for the Washington Nationals during a baseball game, I celebrated Thanksgiving, and many more American activities. Yet, what I […]
Varying Professions and Varying Experiences – Andrew Carringer – Germany 2018
In this audio story, I allow former and current Fulbright participants, some who traveled to the US or Germany, some research grantees, and some teaching assistants, to share details of their Fulbright experiences, while adding some of my own thoughts as well. The audio, expect one redone line, was all recorded in 2018, so […]