Vincent Veerbeek

“Crossroads of Old and New in the ‘Land of Enchantment’” by Vincent Veerbeek   From its origins as a Spanish colonial town to its popularity as a stop along Route 66, the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico might be best known today as the setting for the television show Breaking Bad and the home…

Hannah Banks

“A Reflection of My Fulbright Year” by Hannah Banks   As the first year of my master’s program in Global Health: Research comes to a close at Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam, I’m left reflecting on my Fulbright year as it is also ending in just a few short months. Thinking back to the beginning…

Wouter van Bodegraven

Wouter van Bodegraven The opportunity to come to the U.S. and attend an institution like Columbia University for my Master’s degree, focused on Climate Politics and Economics, is something I never personally held possible, or even thought about for that matter. Imagine my surprise when I got the admissions letter, together with the Fulbright acceptance…