Norway and Meeting My Husband – Nancy Ortmeyer Kuhn – Norway 1980
I studied in Trondheim, Norway on a Fulbright scholarship as part of my music Masters degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. It was a life-changing experience to live outside the Midwest for a year and learn and enjoy Norwegian customs and Norwegian folk music. I also took every opportunity to travel throughout Europe […]
We are not that different after all – Irene Tami-Maury – USA 2005-2007
During a social gathering back in 2004, I heard about the Fulbright Scholarship for the first time. At that time, I was a dental faculty member in my home country, Venezuela, conducting clinical research and providing dental care to people living with HIV. The thought of becoming a Fulbrighter didn’t occur to me, despite my […]
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 […]
The Most Wonderful Person: Lynne – Aissata Ba – USA 2016
When I left home for Albany (NY), I was excited but my fear overpowered my joy of pursuing an MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY Albany. This is because I was a mummy’s girl. However, upon my arrival in Albany, I met a wonderful woman whose kindness and open mindedness changed my […]
Learning, Sharing and Socializing – Irma M. Olmedo – Spain 2012
As I progressed in my profession, my teaching and research were strengthened by a variety of experiences. As a senior scholar at my university in the United States, I was able to secure research grants for my work and use my ongoing research to enhance my teaching. How wonderful it would be to do both […]
My Journey to the Heart of the American Dream – Chuck Chuan Ng – USA 2018
The Fulbright US-ASEAN Initiate program has expanded my thinking horizons and allowed me to step out of my personal comfort zone which allowed me to always strive for greater heights and excellence in whatsoever field that I am currently pursuing. It has solemnly been a positive stepping stone for me to think and act out […]
In Search of European Blind Salamanders in the Caves of Slovenia – Stanley K. Sessions – Slovenia 2016-2017
My story begins in 1991 when, as a freshly minted Assistant professor, I decided to follow my undergraduate mentor’s footsteps to Yugoslavia to study the European blind cave salamander (Proteus anguinus), also called the “olm.” My Yugoslavian contact, Dr. Boris Sket of the University of Ljubljana, welcomed me to visit his lab but warned that […]
My Fulbright Mission Adventure – Ruhul Kuddus – Bangladesh 2011
I had an opportunity to serve as a US Fulbright Scholar in Bangladesh (2011-12). I was stationed at the Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. I initially planned to teach some advanced courses in molecular biology and conduct some research to develop molecular probes to identify common bacterial pathogens […]