Secluded in Orangeburg – Vijay Prakash Singh – USA 2019
The time of the early pandemic was one of safe seclusion for me, far away from the dance of death taking place in the bigger cities like Chicago or New York. I had a 60s ranch house with a magnolia tree and a cypress in the front and several pines and a maple in the […]
Is Mutual Understanding Through Exchange Still Possible? – Margaret McLeod and Bryce Johnston – Spain 2020
Since early 2020, global travel bans have placed educational exchanges on pause. While American students remained at home, the landscape of international education changed dramatically. Hybrid classrooms now allow students from across the globe to connect through digital technology; however, it also created new channels for misinformation to undermine classroom discussion around sensitive topics. As […]
When the pandemic interrupted my Fulbright at Harvard – Paul David Harpur – Massachusetts, USA 2020
From the inception of the Fulbright scholarships in 1946, those of us who were privileged to be abroad in the first half of 2020 had the most unique of all experiences. We are the only Fulbright cohort to have lived through a global pandemic. COVID-19 cut our projects short and caused us anguish, but it […]
Outreach to Returned Fulbrighters
The Fulbright Association has also been an effective advocate for the returned alumni by contacting elected officials and the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for additional support. There has been wide support from many alumni and organizations wanting to assist initially in evacuation and then professional mentorship. We also commend […]
Career Corner – Focus on your “Paper”
In my last column, I recommended using the COVID crisis as a time to invest in yourself. With an uncertain job market, making connections and building your skills are good ways of using your time. You might also focus right now on your “paper.” What I mean here, are the written ways in which you […]
Addison Dlott – Malaysia 2020
One of the first things I remember from my English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia was jotting down a phrase in my phone: We’re all living the same experiences, just different realities. Someone said it to me in passing, but I knew I had to remember it because I thought it so pointedly reflected what cross-cultural […]
14 Days of Quarantine, 14 Days of Connection
Returning to the states came with the clear reality of a 14-day quarantine period for the community of recently returned Fulbrighters. In some cases, Fulbrighters who faced early completion were isolated in their childhood bedrooms, others in hotels or the homes of friends out of caution for family members with pre-existing health concerns. In this […]
Alia Flanigan – Malaysia 2020
My Fulbright experience is and will always be memorable. From getting that acceptance letter on March 22nd 2019 to coming home unexpectedly on March 18th 2020, I will never forget my time in Malaysia and all the new friends I made. Moving to a small town called Kuala Krau in Temerloh, Pahang was very new […]