Snapshot of the Month: Catherine Del Buono – Italy (2022)
Photo caption: Lungomare, Naples. 2022 Q: Tell us about your Fulbright experience. Where did you go? When? What did you do? I was a Fulbright Scholar in 2022 in Naples, Italy. I did art-based research with the psychology department at University of Naples Federico II. With their help, I was able to conduct interviews with […]
Snapshot of the Month: Payton Hodson – Ecuador (2024-2025)
Photo caption: Exploring caves in the Amazon Rainforest with my Kichwa language classmates/professor and Ikiam University English students/coworker! Q: Tell us about your Fulbright experience. Where did you go? When? What did you do? From September 2024 through June 2025, I served as a bilingual English Teaching Assistant in Tena, Ecuador at Universidad Regional Amazónica […]
Preparing for Events of Mass Violence in Ecuador – Sarah Maness – Ecuador 2025
Ecuador is currently experiencing an exponential growth in crime. Since 2016, the homicide rate has increased 500% and in 2023 was 45 per 100,000, the highest in South America. This rapid and unprecedented increase in crime, driven by gangs and the drug trade, has created an environment of fear and panic in a once peaceful […]