About
This Collection
Reports
and studies of many kinds have
been written
on the
Fulbright program.
However, the most vivid reports must be those of the participants
themselves - their own story of what they did; what they saw
and learned; what new insights they gained into a foreign culture
and people and what new perspectives on their own country; and
what new friends and intellectual contacts they cultivated.
The following are excerpts taken from the personal accounts
of American Fulbright Grantees. Many of these entries were gathered
from the personal
e-mails and letters I received from Fulbrighters while they
were abroad. Most of these stories, poems, essays, journal entries,
and even recipes are unedited by us in Washington, D.C. The
power of a personal account can often exceed the most carefully
drafted position paper. This collection is intended to provide
the reader with feedback on the intense impact of the Fulbright
program. The opinions and views expressed within these pages
are those of the grantees and I cannot think of a better way
to describe the Fulbright program than through the words of
actual "Fulbrighters themselves."
I believe
that when you read through this entire collection you will understand
the richness and diversity of the Fulbright experience.
Keith
Geiger
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs
You may download and view Fulbrighters
Abroad and the booklet's Cover
using Adobe Acrobat. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat, you
may download
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