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 […]
Connected to Make a Better World – Rolando E. Tellez – USA 1992
The Fulbright Program made my life more productive and interesting by being connected to the rest of the world. I was born to a poor family in Nicaragua. This excellent program allowed me to go native in American culture and acquire the skills and motivation to continue learning up to this day. Living in the […]
Seattle: My Second Home – Muditha Dharmasiri – Washington, USA 2016
I was a complete stranger when I knocked on the house that I booked for my stay in Seattle and Julie opened the door and welcomed me. It was the first time I left Sri Lanka and stayed all by myself in a whole different country. Next morning, I sat with Julie, and she told […]
Unity in our Diversity – Divine Tarla – USA 2016
Fulbright is an organization that celebrates unity in our diversity. For an academic year, I spent time in a laboratory in Kansas State University, but also got the opportunity to attend a number of conferences, outreach and enrichment seminars. I met a lot of people from different backgrounds, colors, religion, race and ideologies but we […]
The Day I Became a Fulbrighter – Victor Hugo Cuspinera Contreras – USA 2012
After six months of starting the process of applying for the Fulbright scholarship, I was selected amongst 500 applicants to be one of the 71 candidates from Mexico to behold the Fulbright Scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies in the US. I can still remember the joy I felt, having been one of the favorite days […]
Presentation at Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) – Khushboo Irshad – USA 2017
The Fulbright grant allowed me to widen my scientific network in the United States. I did several presentations on the outcome from my research project on brain tumors and received valuable inputs from eminent scientists in the field of cancer biology. I attended the 2017 Society for Neuro Oncology Annual Meet in San Francisco, which […]
My Wonderful Memories at Texas A&M – Dr. Balagopalan Unni – Texas, USA 1988-1991
Dr. Balagopalan Unni – Fulbright to Texas, USA 1988-1991
Fulbright DAT Cohort 2017 – Abdelkrim Benqdad – Indiana, USA 2017
One of the best memories in my life was when I was selected to go on a Fulbright learning journey to the United States joining 17 other international brilliant scholars from all around the globe. Through Fulbright, I received a lot of learning and connection opportunities, precious moments with students, teachers and officials that truly […]