Indelible Impressions – Fathima Banu – USA 2005
It was a dream come true when I received a call from the United States India Education Fund (USIEF) to attend an interview for the Junior Research Fellowship. I was on a roller coaster ride full of excitement coupled with trepidation as I was to travel for the first time in my life, on my […]
Airport Friend – Melvina – Fulbright to USA 2008
Sometimes in life, the wrong gate leads you to the right destination. It was middle December of 2008, my first winter in the US. I was traveling to the East coast with my housemate. We were very excited at the same time sleepy during the flights. The night before the flight, we still had final […]
From potatoes to French fries, a permanent exchange – Elio Leturia – USA 1990
Not one but four times I applied for my Fulbright award. Only one from 14 annual awards was given to the communication and arts fields’ candidates. Imagine how intense the competition was! I recall jumping in the air when I received the congratulatory letter getting the Fulbright. Perseverance had paid off. I had just applied […]
Building a Multilingual Community in Bolivia – The Fulbright Style – Monica Flores Rojas – Fulbright to USA 2007-2010
I can’t! (¡No puedo!) Learning English is so difficult! (¡El inglés es muy difícil!) I give up! I’m not built for this. (Ya no puedo seguir. Esto no es para mí.) These are some common phrases you hear from many individuals around the world and Bolivia, my home country, is no exception. Learning a language […]
From 0 to 1 – Servio Palacios – Indiana, USA 2013
I am from a tiny town in Honduras; this town is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization. I am the first Ph.D. in Computer Science (CS) from this region (Copan Ruinas). Copan Ruinas is a United Nations World Heritage site renowned for the hieroglyphic staircase, stellae, and museum. The Mayans invented the Zero independently around 4 AD; therefore, it was […]
On the ‘Rez’ – Nafeesa Fathima Moinuddin – USA 2002
The award of the Fulbright Pre-doctoral Fellowship in 2001 supported my research on Native American literature and gave me the opportunity to experience the tribal lifestyles that I had read about in novels by authors such as Momaday, Welch, and Silko. The principal theme of these works is the deep-rooted attachment between the narrator and […]
Balancing Teaching and Research – Lela Mirtskhulava – USA
Balancing Teaching and Research Lela Mirtskhulava experience in the realm of artificial intelligence is unique. She was the first to develop an artificial intelligence capable of diagnosing stroke patients: her prototype artificial intelligence distinguishes between stroke patients and normal subjects with > 99 percent accuracy. She has been honored with the Best Paper Award in […]
My New World – Enrique Merino – USA 1967
My Fulbright fellowship sent me, from southern Spain, to Berkeley, California. California became my new world, with landscapes and live oaks and sequoias and vines. The Berkeley International House provided friends and the wife I still have. My ashes will be scattered on Mount Wittenberg, Point Reyes. Enrique Merino – Fulbright to USA 1967