Lauren Thomas, 2019-2020 Advanced Student, Université Lumière Lyon 2 I frequently get asked, “How’s Paris?” And while I get the obsession with Paris—it was a coup de foudre1 for me too—plenty of other French cities also deserve your attention, including my current home of Lyon, France’s third-most populated and second-wealthiest city. France is like the US in… Lire la suite Why I Love Lyon (and Why You Should too!)
Heather L. Barfield, Research Scholar to France, 2019-2020 Performing Migrant Stories is a collaborative, creative, theatrical, and arts-based research (ABR) project that focuses on migrants in and around Aix-Marseille Université, in partnership with Compagnie La Scène Manassa, La Mareschale Cultural Center, and IREMAM. Performing Migrant Stories is a pursuit in understanding personal experiences of human… Lire la suite Performing Migrant Stories in the South of France with Heather Barfield
Mattias Lanas, Fulbright Advanced Student, 2019-2020, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) Partway through his Fulbright, Mattias shares some snapshots of what he’s been up to these past few months. To see more of Mattias’ work, you can visit his website: https://www.mattiaslanas.com/
Kaitlin Hickey, ETA, 2018-2019, Lycée Julie-Victoire Daubié While living in Paris, I joined an organization called the Junior Diplomats Initiative France (JDI) at Sciences Po which aims to provide students with insight into the realities of the diplomatic world by organizing opportunities to interact with international relations experts. Through JDI, I was able to visit… Lire la suite 2018-19 ETA organizes U.S. diplomat visit to a French high school: « It was definitely a highlight of the semester! »
Regina Symonds, Fulbright Teacher Exchange, 2000-2001 Regina Symonds was a Fulbright Teacher Exchange participant in 2000-2001 at the Collège Jean-Philippe Rameau in Versailles, France. She holds her CAGS in Educational Leadership from Salem State University, an M.S. in Teaching French from S.U.N.Y. Cortland. and a B.A. in French/Education from Syracuse University. She has been teaching… Lire la suite « The Fulbright experience has enriched my life immensely »
Alessandro Conway, Advanced Student, 2018-2019 In the middle of February, I participated in the EU-NATO seminar set in Luxembourg and Belgium. This was a really enjoyable and rewarding experience, and is one of the highlights of my year. I am especially pleased for the opportunity to see these new countries and to meet some wonderful… Lire la suite EU-NATO Seminar – 2019
Jeanelle Wheeler, Fulbright ETA, 2018-19 The morning of the day before Valentine’s Day, I woke up in a Luxembourg hotel room and prepared to leave on a bus to Belgium. It was thanks to receiving a Fulbright grant to participate in the EU-NATO seminar that I found myself crossing a border on my birthday. As… Lire la suite Luxembourg, Brussels, and the EU: A Fulbright Journey
Alexander Meszler, Fulbright Advanced Student, 2018-19 Seated just to the side of the organ in the Chapelle Royale at the Palace of Versailles, I watched as a fellow conservatory organ student had a lesson on the chapel organ. Knowing my lesson was next, my mind anxiously cycled through admiring the beauty of the room, listening… Lire la suite « Moments like this make what musicians and artists do worth the time and effort »
Jamie Vescio, Fulbright ETA, 2018-19 My 5:00 am wake-up call came bright and early on a chilly Thursday in March, but the anticipation of being in the classroom was just the right dose of motivation that I needed to push myself through the alarm. Most of my mornings in France had never been quite this… Lire la suite Two Cities, Two Hosts, Two Schools, One Fulbright Experience
Jeanelle Wheeler, Fulbright ETA, 2018-19 What is home? I ask my students, as we sit together in a circle of chairs. The first response to my question is always Maison! House! But I then ask, Is home, or “chez soi” necessarily a house? Could where you feel “at home” be different from where you live? … Lire la suite Home, Sweet…Lyon?
