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 […]
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 […]
Laura Savage – Malaysia 2020
My vision was fuzzy as I blinked my crusty eyes open. I couldn’t tell if I was still dreaming or if the sound was somebody buzzing to get into the room. I stumbled toward the living room of the hotel suite and realized that it was just the phone ringing. I picked it up. “Hello?” […]
Arcadia Trvalik – Malaysia 2020
Fifty-four weeks ago today, I read the word “Congratulations,” upon opening my email; my first thought was, “wait…what?!” Upon receiving my Fulbright grant, I was astonished and euphoric, my excitement vibrating in the background of every conversation I had with colleagues, friends and family for months to come. How much has changed in these fifty-four […]
Dustin Liu – Malaysia 2020
When folks from home asked me how Malaysia was going, I always started with a single answer: “filled with gratitude, sunshine, learning and joy.” These words were true the moment I embarked on my journey as an English Teaching Assistant during these past few months. I remember the first-day jitters I felt before my first […]
Wesley Warshawer – South Korea 2014
Wesley Warshawer, Fulbright Alumni in South Korea, discusses how his Fulbright experience shaped his career path.
Stephen Cottrell – Thailand 2007 – Japan 2009 – Vietnam 2013
The English novelist George Orwell best captured my first experience in Vietnam with his penetrating words, “If the war didn’t kill you it was bound to start you thinking.” Having survived the former, I became a huge fan of the latter. It can be safely assumed that many readers of this article have experienced defining […]