A visit to the studio of Uzbek artist Sergei Alibekov – Laurence Jarvik – Uzbekistan 2002
While I was in Tashkent, I visited the Uzbekfilm Studios and met director Sergei Alibekov, who asked me to do some very brief English-language voiceovers for his animated film “Echogram,” about the collapse of the USSR. Following the recording session, for which he insisted paying me the prevailing wage–$5 US–he invited me to see his […]
With Love, From Nepal – Patrice Moulton – Nepal 2018
When I was preparing to travel to Nepal for my Fulbright Specialist assignment, I was determined not to waste a single moment of this incredible opportunity. Although, there are truly too many memorable moments to share specifically. I immersed myself in the culture by saying “yes” and “why not?” to every opportunity, experience, and invitation […]
Sasha & The Maharaja – Steven Darian – India 1961
I was teaching at Kabul University, way back in 1961. It was a peaceful country then––you could go camping anywhere & not worry about a thing. We had decided to drive from Kabul to Delhi, in my Volkswagen bug. And as any traveler knows, unexpected things await you on the journey. The first day, we […]
Easter with Mother Teresa – John Bader – India 1985
(This story is drawn from the journal I kept while a Fulbrighter to India, an experience on the last day of volunteering for Mother Teresa’s mission in Khalighat, Calcutta/Kolkata, March 30, 1986.) I left for Khalighat. I was a bit confused when I first got there, for the bed linen was now blue as were […]
The Influence of Equanimity Across Artistic Media – Artemis Preeshl – India 2010 and 2011
“A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.” -Jawaharlal Nehru, Independence Day Speech on August 15, 1947. I came to India to search for the essence of Indian arts on […]
Fulbright Passport to Academic Excellence – Usha Rani Narayana – India 1990-1
I was awarded the Fulbright Fellowship two times in my career which is a rare distinction in India. My first Fellowship was in 1990-91 and was affiliated with Newhouse School of Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. I studied TV Program Production, Radio Program Production and International Communication. I, as a student of Prof. Richard Breyer, […]
An International Fulbright Family – Thora Qaddumi – India 1965
The Fulbright program has had huge impacts on my life and the lives of my husband, Maher Qaddumi, and our entire family. We live in Texas but the Fulbright program has given us all opportunities we would not otherwise gained. Both my husband and I, and two of our children, Halla and Tammer, are Fulbright […]
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 […]