Isabelle Chen, Fulbright ETA 2017-18 When I meet new students at Lycée Maillol, one of the first questions they ask is, “why Perpignan?” They ask this with an air of suspicion—did she choose to come to Perpignan? Why on earth would she voluntarily come to such a small, quiet city? A city where there’s supposedly… Lire la suite Carillon in Perpignan
Compiled by Laura Londoño Pardo, 2017-2018 ETA At our meeting in early November, I discussed International Education Week with my fellow ETA’s on behalf of EducationUSA. We talked about its potential to create dialogue about international education within our placement schools. We created and shared some of our plans for IEW with one another; below… Lire la suite Fulbright ETAs celebrate International Education Week
Omolayo Ojo, Fulbright ETA 2015-2016 I went to France as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant with a few very specific purposes: learn more about the lives of immigrants in France, make a difference in the lives of my students, improve my French and explore as much of Paris, France and Europe as I could. I… Lire la suite How Fulbright France Prepared me for Going Home
Olivia Zalesin, Fulbright ETA, 2017-2018 Tuesday and Thursday nights have long had a singular meaning to me. For my four years at Pomona College, I would arrive at Little Bridges Hall of Music at 6:15pm and prepare for two hours of intense concentration, collaboration and a special kind of community. Orchestra rehearsal started at 6:30pm… Lire la suite Joining a Musical Community in Lyon
Sonita Moss, Fulbright Advanced Student, 2017-2018 Can you imagine life in Paris without wine? Some cannot. I include myself among them. I also cannot fancy myself a connoisseur of wine, though there are moments when fleeting thoughts of adding “sommelier” to my CV crosses my mind. Tonight’s wine-tasting was an evening dedicated to delighting in… Lire la suite A wine tasting in Paris
My name is Nisha and I did a biomedical research master’s program in Paris, France through the Fulbright program from Sept 2016 to June 2017. I was born in Bangalore, India and grew up in suburban Canton, MI for most of my life. I went to school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,… Lire la suite Finding myself in France
J.P. Walsh, 2016-17 Fulbright-Nouvelle Aquitaine Research Scholar While scientists in Europe enjoy their afternoon tea or café, North American researchers are beginning their day with a favorite beverage, maybe a Starbucks or Tim Horton’s coffee. We are thousands of kilometers apart, yet many of us are working on similar or related science. To be successful… Lire la suite A Virtual Rendez-Vous for Geoscience Research Around the North Atlantic
Parisa Sadeghi, Fulbright ETA Lycée Julie-Victoire Daubié, Argenteuil The Paris ETAs are a lively bunch, and whenever we get together, a correspondingly lively discussion/debate inevitably ensues. But there is one thing someone seems to mention every time and on which we always agree: our time here has absolutely flown by. With our teaching responsibilities and… Lire la suite My journey as an ETA: from Argenteuil to Berlin
Kate Heaton ETA Lycée Albert Schweitzer Imagine an occasion to exchange thoughts, ideas, stories, and adventures with five hundred and seventy talented Fulbrighters from across Europe. From discussion groups to performances to kaffee and kuchen connections are created. Intriguing personal and academic conversations flow in between organized events and continue until late at night.… Lire la suite Berlin Seminar
Josiah Rushing, Fulbright Advanced Student 2016-17, Conservatoire de Lyon My first exposure to Herbert Brun was in a Percussion Literature course during my years in Cincinnati. The class met every Tuesday night from 6-8PM. These two hours gave us students a snapshot of our professor’s thought-life: a string of tangents that only find their relevance… Lire la suite Floating Hierarchies
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