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The Most Wonderful Person: Lynne – Aissata Ba – USA 2016

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When I left home for Albany (NY), I was excited but my fear overpowered my joy of pursuing an MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY Albany. This is because I was a mummy’s girl. However, upon my arrival in Albany, I met a wonderful woman whose kindness and open mindedness changed my […]

My Journey to the Heart of the American Dream – Chuck Chuan Ng – USA 2018

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The Fulbright US-ASEAN Initiate program has expanded my thinking horizons and allowed me to step out of my personal comfort zone which allowed me to always strive for greater heights and excellence in whatsoever field that I am currently pursuing. It has solemnly been a positive stepping stone for me to think and act out […]

On a Four Year Wedding Journey to the USA – Hermann Strasser – USA 1968

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Being a Fulbright Student mattered a great deal to me in many ways: having the chance to get to know the United States by establishing lifelong personal friendships, by making professional contacts and participating in international meetings.   I finished my studies in economics at the University of Innsbruck with the doctoral degree in 1967, […]

Engineering with Fulbright – Hassaan Idrees – USA 2014-2016

Thanks to the Fulbright grant, I was able to study my master’s in electrical power systems engineering at Arizona State University, where I studied and worked on multiple projects on renewable energy and power systems. At ASU, I was the Vice President of the Engineers Without Borders USA chapter, through which I was able to […]

Escaramuza Guinness World Record – Jane Lombardi – Mexico 2012

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On one of my first weeks teaching at the Universidad de Guadalajara, México in September 2012, I was walking back home towards La Minerva after hopping off of the bus that took teachers from the city to the agricultural college at the outskirts of the city. La Minerva is a huge roundabout that is a […]