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Reposted with permission from the Romanian- U.S. Fulbright Commission Four Romanian Fulbright Scholars attended the latest Fulbright Enrichment Seminar organized by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) and Global Austin in Austin, Texas, from December 2nd through December 5th, 2015. Dr. Alina Dolea (University of Southern California), Dr. Cristian Ivanes (Western Illinois

Linda Austin , Former Professor of Practice in Journalism at Arizona State University 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Burma (Myanmar) Let me tell you the dirty secret about the Fulbright that no one wants you to know: It will break your heart. Yangon is an in-your-face kind of place. The first few days of my Fulbright, I was battling an upset stomach and adjusting to the sweltering heat, which

Norton Ribeiro de Freitas Jr. , Economist at the Botanical Institute of São Paulo 2014-2015 Fulbright Visiting Scholar to Texas A&M—College Station As an economist, the science of ecosystem services – that is, the benefits provided to people by the ecosystems we live in – is something I have been interested in throughout my career. Yet after spending the last six years designing policies that

Leah Larsen, dependent and daughter of Fulbright Ambassador Anna Larsen , 2010 Core Fulbright Scholar to Argentina I had just turned thirteen years old in the fall of 2010 when I accompanied my mom, Anna Larsen, on her Fulbright grant to Argentina. On my first day, I remember cacophonous traffic, unintelligible chatter and people that flowed like schools of fish on and off the sidewalk. I stood

Mohamed Fathi Ben Hamouda , Assistant Professor at National Center for Science and Nuclear Technology 2014-2015 Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Tunisia to Duke University Outreach Lecturing Fund participant to University of Hawaii at Manoa & University of Southern California My Fulbright Visiting Scholar grant during 2014-2015 has provided me an opportunity to work at the Division of Earth and

Heather Bandeen, Education Instructor at Inver Hills Community College ; Assistant Professor at Hamline University ’s School of Education 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Norway I have always been interested in ways that policies influence the daily lives of teachers. This grew from a childhood on-the-move in the United States and South Korea. My father was a pilot, a computer engineer, and an

Brian Sajko, Fulbright Alumni Ambassador Vice President for Enrollment Management, Stephens College 2003 Fulbright Core Scholar to Taiwan I know people say it all the time but, truthfully, Fulbright changed my life. My 2003 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to National Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where I was named Deputy Director of the America Center made me feel relevant . It taught

Stephen Litvin, Fulbright Alumni Ambassador Professor, School of Business at the College of Charleston 2008 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Canada I first saw the annual listing of Fulbright Scholar Awards as a freshly-minted, fifty-year-old DBA from the University of South Australia, teaching tourism management at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Academia is my third career and from the

Terry Tucker , Instructor of Nursing, & husband David Tucker 2015 Core U.S.Fulbright Scholar to Jordan After we retired, my wife, Terry, became a nurse to find meaning through service to others. She became interested in the educational aspects of nursing and went on to earn a doctoral degree, and win a Fulbright to Jordan, all post retirement. Because Terry is a retired attorney, she decided to

Valerie Sartor , Intensive English Program Administrator at St. Mary’s University 2014-2015 TEFL Fulbright Scholar to Russia When considering a Fulbright grant, there are many ways of gathering information, but my best advice is to interview those who have served before you. While I was in the process of applying for a Fulbright in Russia, I read several personal and academic blog posts from