Every month, Fulbridge interviews Fulbrighters around the world (both current grantees and alumni) to get a sense of what life is like in different placements. For this Spotlight, Megan Gleason, a 2018-2019 ETA to Latvia, spoke with Karen Kwok, a 2019 Fulbright Specialist to Kosovo, about her time working with…
A memento is defined as “something that is kept as a reminder of a person, place or thing.” This month we asked Fulbrighters to share a memento from their Fulbright experience, and tell us the story behind it. Read on to learn what makes each of these items – including…
Many Fulbrighters had to return home early this year due to the COVID-19 crisis. In light of this, we’ve decided to start a “Returning Home” guest blog series, where Fulbrighters tell their stories about how they made the transition from Fulbright to coming home. Have a returning home story to…
Back in April, we published Fulbrighters’ responses to a single question: “How are you finding ways to cope with quarantine and COVID-19 stress?” We had so many responses that it seemed only right, as the COVID crisis stretches on, to publish a part 2. Many things have changed over the…
Every month, Fulbridge interviews Fulbrighters around the world (both current grantees and alumni) to get a sense of what life is like in different placements. This month, Megan Gleason, a 2018-2019 ETA to Latvia, spoke with Kehinde Sola Salako, a 2019-2020 Fulbright Researcher from Nigeria studying in the U.S. through…
Right now, our world is different. So this month, Fulbridge is doing something different. Instead of our usual monthly Q&A Spotlight, we asked Fulbrighters one question: “How are you finding ways to cope with quarantine and COVID-19 stress?” Here are their answers. “I’ve stayed in constant contact with my Fulbright…
Every month, Fulbridge interviews Fulbrighters around the world (current grantees and alumni) to get a sense of what life is like in different placements. This month, Megan Gleason, a 2018-2019 ETA in Latvia, spoke with Augusta Finzel, a 2018-2020 ETA in Greenland. This is your second year as an ETA…
Every month, Fulbridge interviews Fulbrighters around the world (both current grantees and alumni) to get a sense of what life is like in different placements. This month, Megan Gleason, a 2018-2019 ETA in Latvia, spoke with JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji, a 2019-2020 Fulbright Researcher from Nigeria studying in the U.S. through…
Every month, Fulbridge interviews Fulbrighters around the world (both current grantees and alumni) to get a sense of what life is like in different placements. We also feature projects that Fulbrighters start during their grant period. This month, Megan Gleason, a 2018-2019 ETA in Latvia, spoke with Phillip Wenturine, a…