Building a Multilingual Community in Bolivia – The Fulbright Style – Monica Flores Rojas – Fulbright to USA 2007-2010
I can’t! (¡No puedo!) Learning English is so difficult! (¡El inglés es muy difícil!) I give up! I’m not built for this. (Ya no puedo seguir. Esto no es para mí.) These are some common phrases you hear from many individuals around the world and Bolivia, my home country, is no exception. Learning a language […]
Caroline S. Conzelman – Bolivia 2004
The year I spent in Bolivia—the rural area of the Yungas and the city of La Paz—on a Fulbright Student Grant conducting ethnographic fieldwork toward a doctorate in anthropology was the most gratifying experience of my life. I was able to gain a deep holistic understanding of rural life in a place that faces many […]