Fulbright Taught Me Service – Josephine Shikongo – Namibia 2015
Josephine Shikongo – Fulbright to Namibia 2015
My 7000-Mile Graphic Journey – Sang Young Yoon – South Korea 2007 and 2013
My first Fulbright award in 2007 was a research grant encompassing a three month stay hosted by Hong Ik University in Seoul. As I drove into the city of Seoul from the airport, the cityscape, especially the street graphics and signboards, attracted my scholarly attention. With collected photos of the intriguing signage on stores and […]
Closer to My Country Thanks to Fulbright – Carla Cabrera Cuadrado – USA 2018-20
During my Fulbright experience, I truly got immersed in the American culture. I carved pumpkins for Halloween, I cooked s’mores on a fire pit, I went to a Super Bowl and Oscars watch party, I cheered for the Washington Nationals during a baseball game, I celebrated Thanksgiving, and many more American activities. Yet, what I […]
Varying Professions and Varying Experiences – Andrew Carringer – Germany 2018
In this audio story, I allow former and current Fulbright participants, some who traveled to the US or Germany, some research grantees, and some teaching assistants, to share details of their Fulbright experiences, while adding some of my own thoughts as well. The audio, expect one redone line, was all recorded in 2018, so […]
Ambiguously Brown – Ryan Booth – India 2019
No one mistakes me for being white. Although, I am half-white on my father’s side and I carry his surname. To look at him or his forbears, you clearly see his Euro-American bloodlines. I am also the son of an Upper Skagit, Nooksack, and Hawaiian woman. It must be the Polynesian blood in my mother’s […]
The Privilege of Fulbright Abroad – Clinton Everett – Spain 1971-72
In North America, it is tragic that not even 4% of our college graduates today, from which many are bound for high positions of leadership, do not seek a learning experience outside the United States during or even after their college years. Travel, perhaps, but none of which study abroad. “Not necessary,” say many. “We […]
Teaching, Researching, and Becoming a Mom in Lebanon – Rebecca Dyer – Lebanon 2007
My time teaching English literature courses and conducting research as a Fulbright Traditional Scholar was a rocky year for Lebanon, as it followed Israel’s bombing of parts of Beirut during the summer of 2006. With that war going on as I completed my Fulbright application, I had considered postponing. Yet, I wanted very much to visit the country I […]
Myths of Cultural Acceptance of Modern Technologies – Shirin Karsan – UAE 2009-2010
When I started exploring the provocative topic of stigmas in culture and religion related to infertility and IVF in the UAE, many cautioned that I was treading in an unacceptable area. On the contrary, my research (cutting edge at the time), proved the need to understand the Emirati culture and its rich knowledge and respect […]