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, Parul Srivastava, a 2020-2021 Fulbright Researcher to the U.S., spoke with Peggy Wright-Cleveland, a 2015-2016 Fulbright Scholar from U.S.A about her exciting journey…
Spotlight: Madiha Noor, Pakistan to U.S.A
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, Parul Srivastava, a 2020-2021 Researcher to the U.S., spoke with Madiha Noor, a 2019-2021 Fulbright Foreign Scholar from Pakistan about her exciting journey…
Fulbrighters Share Their Fulbright Mementos
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…
Returning Home: Anika Patel, 2019-2020 ETA to Thailand
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…
FLTA Spotlight: Neelu, India to U.S.A
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, Parul Srivastava, a 2020-2021 Researcher to the U.S., spoke with Neelu, a 2014-2015 Foreign Language Teaching Assistant from India about her exciting journey…
Researcher Spotlight: Lalitha Sindhuri Y, India to U.S.A
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, Parul Srivastava, a 2020-2021 Researcher to the U.S., spoke with Lalitha Sindhuri Y, a 2017-2018 Fulbright Researcher from India who studied in the…
Fulbrighters in Quarantine: continued
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…
Researcher Spotlight: Kehinde Sola Salako, U.S.
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…
Fulbrighters Share Their Quarantine Coping Strategies
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…
ETA Spotlight: Augusta Finzel, Greenland
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…