Every month, Fulbridge interviews a Fulbrighter from around the world to get a glimpse of what life is like in different placements. This month, Ayat Abourashed, 2016-17 ETA in Indonesia, and Morgan Harden, a 2018 ETA in Argentina, talked with Jimmy Von Albode, a student at Fordham University who completing…
ETA Alumni Spotlight: Krupa Patel, Indonesia
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of what life is like in different placements. This month, Ayat Abourashed, 2016-17 ETA in Indonesia, and Lisa Gagnon, a 2017-2018 ETA in Latvia, talked with Krupa Patel, a 2016-2017 ETA in Indonesia. Why Indonesia? I…
ETA Spotlight: Veronica Pidduck, Lithuania
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of what life is like in different placements. This month, Samantha Steiner, a 2017 ETA in Argentina, and Lisa Gagnon, a 2017-2018 ETA in Latvia, talked with Veronica Pidduck, one of Lithuania’s inaugural 2017-2018 ETA group.…
ETA Alumni Spotlight: Canyon Darcy, Tajikistan
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Samantha Steiner, a 2017 ETA in Argentina, talked with Canyon Darcy, a 2013-2014 ETA in Tajikistan. 1. Why Tajikistan? I’ve actually been to Tajikistan twice. When I was a high…
ETA Spotlight: Mollie Schaefer, the Czech Republic
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Samantha Steiner, a 2017 ETA in Argentina, talked with Mollie Schaefer, a 2017-2018 ETA in the Czech Republic. 1. Why the Czech Republic? My initial curiosity in visiting the…
ETA Alumni Spotlight: David Hamburger, Kolkata
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Fulbridge editor Samantha Steiner talked with David Hamburger, a 2017 ETA in Kolkata. 1. Why Kolkata? In 2002, when I was nine years old, my family lived in Kolkata for five…
ETA Spotlight: Luke Wajrowski, Argentina
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Fulbridge Founder Zoë Gioja talked with Luke Wajrowski, a 2017 Researcher in Argentina. 1. Why Argentina? I chose Argentina for a variety of reasons. Firstly, I wanted to come back to…
ETA Spotlight: Adam Henderson, Malaysia
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of what life is like in different placements. This month, Zoë Gioja, 2014-15 ETA in South Korea and Fulbridge’s Founder, talked with Adam Henderson, ETA in Malaysia. 1. Why did you choose Malaysia? I chose Malaysia for the diversity…
Researcher Alumni Spotlight: Paige Balcom
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Samantha Steiner, a 2017 ETA in Argentina, talked with Paige Balcom, a 2016-2017 Researcher in Uganda. 1. Why Uganda? During my sophomore year of college, I traveled to Uganda…
ETA Spotlight: Sojourner White, Spain
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Samantha Steiner, a 2017 ETA in Argentina , talked with Sojourner White, a 2016-2017 ETA in Spain. 1. Why Spain? I studied abroad in Granada and fell in love…