What good happens when two worlds collide? Opportunities for faculty and administrator growth in transformational study abroad partnerships – Celia Ann Evans – Russia 2012
2012 and Fulbright started me on a journey that altered my perceptions, teaching practice, and trajectory. This is a story told by me and some of my Russian Colleagues with whom I have shared a 6-year collaborative partnership through developing and teaching 2 upper division courses in English at Lomonosov MSU Biological Field Stations. How […]
In Madrid – Jenny Cascino – Spain 2017
In Madrid, the light respires millenary breaths upon terracotta facades it dances carrying earth paints a stable glaze of aspiration and crianza upon the souls of passersby who move along as if carried upon a hedonistic puff of cigarette smoke by whose subtle and sultry perfection I am transfixed. In Madrid, clouds and […]
First Impressions – Cheryl Lochner-Wright – Germany 1986
When I moved into the apartment my host school had arranged for me, my flatmate, a German university student, was still on summer vacation. Upon opening the refrigerator, I found a bottle of Heinz ketchup and couple of cans of Budweiser. I winced, thinking to myself that here I was, wanting to immerse myself in […]
A Great Musical and Personal Adventure – Don Theodore Jaeger – Netherlands 1958
I studied the oboe on my Fulbright in Amsterdam, and had the wonderful and unexpected opportunity to play in the oboe section of the World Famous Concertgebouw Orchestra – an experience unexpected and unparalleled in my entire life as a professional oboist. And learning another language and making good friends with the many wonderful people […]
Trekking the Globe with Fulbright – William Allen Brant – Germany 2004 & Bulgaria 2007
Luckily, my Fulbright journey began a couple months before the University of Mainz started its classes and before I began teaching at the Schloss Gymnasium in Mainz, Germany. I arrived in Vienna, Austria after a temporary break-up with my girlfriend in Texas. I began studying German once again because I had not studied any German […]
Rembrandt, Fondue, and bicycling to a beach picnic in Holland – Susan Ross Evans – Belgium & Netherlands 1976
It was the sesquicentennial summer of 1976 when I began my Fulbright adventure in Brussels. My scholarship involved immersion in the art history of Belgium and the Netherlands. In Belgium there were wonderful lectures by noted art historians and trips from Brussels to historic towns like Ghent to see the Van Eyck altar piece, Brugge […]
Heat: An Excerpt from OY PIONEER!: A NOVEL – Marleen S. Barr – Germany 1983, 1989, 2008
Heat: An Excerpt from Oy Pioneer!: A Novel by Marleen S. Barr (University of Wisconsin Press, 2003) Although I knew that Germany has many elaborate pools replete with squirting fountains and bubbling hot and cold water, I was not prepared for the particular organic contraptions I would encounter at this pool. I could easily accept […]
Russian Friends – Larry R Foulke – Norway 1961
The Fulbright Spirit was reinforced by making the acquaintance of so many students from other nations. One acquaintance that stands out was the friendship with a Russian student, Tolya. We had many discussions about the merits of our respective governments. Neither convinced the other. But we became friends and exchanged books. Here is a picture […]