Caroline S. Conzelman – Bolivia 2004
The year I spent in Bolivia—the rural area of the Yungas and the city of La Paz—on a Fulbright Student Grant conducting ethnographic fieldwork toward a doctorate in anthropology was the most gratifying experience of my life. I was able to gain a deep holistic understanding of rural life in a place that faces many […]
Teaching on 9/11 – Peter Bourque – France (Guadeloupe) 2001
In 2001-02 I taught in a French lycée in Petit Bourg on the island of Guadeloupe as part of the Fulbright Teacher Exchange. My wife Suzy and I arrived August 16 and in the first few weeks we were getting settled in and I was meeting my colleagues and preparing to teach. On September 6 […]
100 Years of Dominican Feminisms Published – Ginetta E.B. Candelario – Dominican Republic 2016
One of several major accomplishments of my 6 months as a Fulbright Scholar during the spring of 2016 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was the publication of the groundbreaking Cien años de feminisms dominicanos, 1865-1965. This 1,555 page, two volume collection of curated primary documents offer unequivocal evidence of the long and autochthonous history of feminist […]
A Goodwill Ambassador to Brazil – King Chung – Fulbright Brazil 2019
Hearing is an important sense for learning and communication. Yet many things can go wrong in our auditory system to compromise our ability to hear and to lower our quality of life. Wanting to help vulnerable and underserved populations, I embarked on a trip to work with several like-minded colleagues to examine the hearing status […]
My Experience in Brazil – Barbara Randolph – Brazil 2004
I feel so lucky and grateful to have been chosen to represent the U.S. Principals as an ambassador to Brazil. This opportunity was a life changer, I thought we were going to be teaching our southern neighbors how to be “Distinguished Schools,” when in fact, we learned more from them. From Sao Paulo (richest) to […]
Visiting Professor – Loreley Gomes Garcia – Brazil 2010 & 2019
In 2010, I went to Temple University as a Scholar in Residence. Then in 2019, I was a Visiting Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Chair in Brazilian Studies. Loreley Gomes Garcia – Fulbright to Brazil 2010 and 2019
A House Warming in Bogota – Sam Owens – Colombia 1965
Our group of twenty secondary teachers spent the last four weeks of the summer in Bogota, Colombia’s lofty capital. The most used expression I heard in my sponsor’s home was, “Ay que frio!” It so happened that my charming host family had recently purchased a new home. In accordance with local custom, they planned a […]
Andean Treks – Robert Lima – Peru 1976
While I was at the airport in Lima, Peru, a custom official looked at my passport in disbelief as he saw my surname. Sometime later during my stay, The Lima Times ran the headline “Lima comes to Lima,” assuring my celebrity status thereafter, as I received numerous invitations to private dinners and social gatherings – […]