Our Fulbrighters and CSPers have inspired and impressed us throughout the years. These blog posts were written by our program participants and will give you a glimpse into the Fulbright and CSP experience in the United States and the Netherlands.
“Archived Travels” by Jennifer Motter I will never forget the first class of my senior seminar at the University of Pittsburgh in 2018. The professor posed a simple question to the class, “why did you decide to become History majors?” For me, the answer was easy. I wanted to study history because knowing the past…
Kendra Gordillo’s Fulbright experience Hi all! My name is Kendra, and I’m a 2023-2024 Fulbrighter to the Netherlands. I study Philosophy, Bioethics and Health at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Before pursuing my Master’s here, I studied Genetics with a minor in Philosophy at Clemson University in South Carolina. My Fulbright experience has been nothing…
‘Onderzoek. Droom. Ontdek.’ In maart 2019 sprong ik een gat in de lucht, toen ik hoorde dat ik de Fulbright beurs gekregen had. Mijn droom werd werkelijkheid: ik kreeg de kans om 3,5 maand onderzoek te doen in de VS naar het Amerikaanse privacyrecht. Als dromen werkelijkheid worden, komt de praktijk om de hoek…
“Unconventional Wisdom”. Met dit motto wekte Rice University mijn nieuwsgierigheid. Het leek mij een uitgelezen plek om mijn eigen onconventionele onderzoek naar Michael Jackson-pelgrims verder te ontwikkelen. Ik werd niet teleurgesteld: Rice, met haar brede beschouwing van religie, bleek goed te passen bij mij en mijn onderwerp. Gedurende het Spring-semester van 2019 ervoer ik Rice…
As my students went on stage and presented their speeches in a school auditorium in Haarlem, I sat in the audience filled with nervous excitement. My second year student gave a witty speech about speeches and my third year student shared a reflective talk about the little things in life. These were their thoughtful responses…
