Sandy (Sandra) Grubb Chapman – Pakistan 1975
Pakistan today is so inhospitable to Americans that our state department discourages travel there, but things were very different in 1975. Our little group of teachers on a two-month educational tour led by Dr. James Sheaffer of Chadron State were treated like honored guests. The governors of three of the four provinces welcomed us to […]
A Return to Pakistan – Mark Hildebrandt – Pakistan 2018
USEFP has been like family for over 14 years. It’s a wonderful program. My first experience with USEFP in 2006 was a year of great scholarship juxtaposed with local political unrest. I was a Fulbright Senior Scholar hosted by Kathmandu University during a very turbulent year in Nepal. In the early part of 2006, strikes […]
Fulbright – A lesson in compassion – Waqas Idrees – USA 2013
A few questions that were asked by people when I told them I am from Pakistan; “Do you own a camel?” When I told them, “Sadly, I don’t,” follow up question…” how do you travel to work then?” “Do you know any American singers?” I answered, “Madonna, Michael Jackson.” Follow-up question, “How do you know […]
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 […]
The Kyber Pass – Malcolm Carroll Doubles – Pakistan 1983
Beginning in my schoolboy days, with the mention of the Kyber Pass, I always envisioned images of menace, mystery, and mayhem. I shall be ever grateful for the Fulbright grant that supported a group of us from South Carolina to spend a summer in Pakistan, including the chance for me to actually enter the Pass. […]
A Fulbrighter in Pakistan – Joseph M. Wronka – Pakistan 2015
Joseph M. Wronka – Fulbright to Pakistan 2015 For a full presentation slideshow on this experience follow this link.