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…
This spring, I had the privilege of attending the EU-NATO Fulbright Seminar! It was a wonderful opportunity to meet distinguished professionals at various EU institutions and to connect with other Fulbright scholars from across the continent! This experience has been one of the highlights of my year in the Netherlands, and I am so grateful…
“This may sound naive, but, prior to exactly a week ago today, I didn’t think moving to a new country would feel that different from my life in the United States. Maybe it’s because the Netherlands didn’t feel that foreign or maybe it’s because I was just really excited about my research and the prospect…
Mijn zomer in Amerika heeft mijn leven op zoveel manieren veranderd. Zelfstandigheid, inspiratie en skills om de wereld te verbeteren, vrienden over de hele wereld en ervaringen die ik nooit zal vergeten – als ik het opnieuw zou kunnen doen, zou ik geen seconde twijfelen. Ik had de eer om mee te doen aan de…
The tl;dr: I did some crazy science in The Netherlands for ~a year on a Fulbright Research Grant, fell even more in love with this country with its new and old friends, and became more interconnected than ever to an international community My Fulbright year has flown by just like that and it seems a…
