Fulbright, COVID-19, and Greenland – Taylor Rose Azizeh – Denmark/Greenland 2019
In early 2020, I joined the ranks of people who lived in a remote setting when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. I was the first student to take part in the Fulbright Denmark/Greenland Arctic Semester program. I was only a few weeks into my time in Greenland in March of 2020 when travel in and out […]
How a Fulbright Influenced My Family: A Historic Year in West Germany – Joseph C. Makarewicz – Germany 1989
With two young daughters in their formative years and my wife, I left in September 1989 to Plőn, a small village located in the lakes district of northern West Germany. We did not know what to expect. Who knew 1989/90 would be a historic year in the then, divided Germany. As a Senior Fulbright Scholar […]
Short Stories – Sara Morris Swetcharnik – Spain 1987
Sara Morris Swetcharnik and her husband William Swetcharnik were American Collaborative Grantees in Sculpture and Research to the Fulbright Program in Spain, Commission for Cultural, Educational and Scientific Exchange between the United States and Spain (1988-89, 1987-88). Later, William Swetcharnik was also awarded a Fulbright Grant to Honduras: Sara traveled with him to Honduras as […]
Central Foundation Girls School – Georgia Vahue – The United Kingdom 1999
My Fulbright Teacher Exchange experience began in August of 1999 with a three day intensive workshop at the American University in Washington, D.C. Selected American teachers and International Partner teachers participated. Mid-August, I arrived on my own in London and I set up my flat in East Dulwich; took a couple of test runs on […]
Fulbright Application, a Proposal, and a 50 year Marriage – John S. Paschal – The United Kingdom 1967
In October of 1966, I saw a Fulbright announcement one week before the deadline, requested an application, and was given an extra week. While using my then girlfriend’s office typewriter to complete the application, she suddenly asked if I would marry her and take her with me. Talk about a proposal! Long story made short, […]
Embracing the Swiss Culture – Varun Yarabarla – Switzerland 2016
I approached everything with an open mind during my Fulbright grant year abroad. By being in a new continent, everything is a new experience. Upon arrival, I did my best to first get involved with my hobbies like playing tennis and working out. I joined the LUC Tennis Team which allowed me to play competitive […]
Norma J Hervey – Moldova 2007
The US Embassy in Moldova asked each Fulbright scholar to host an hour’s English conversation each week. My Monday group usually included 10-12 people, professionals, high school students, even a few younger pupils. During one week, most of these sessions were cancelled so I was not surprised to have nearly 50 people in a very […]
Thresholds & Bridges – Norma Fay Green – Denmark 2000
“Our school is an island in the sea of time, and on this occasion the winds have blown our way.” Peter Hoeg in The History of Danish Dreams In August 2000, after a summer of graduate teaching in Chicago and just three days after a week-long intensive journalism educators conference in Phoenix, Arizona where construction […]