Oh, the Places You’ll
Go
Here is a snapshot of five of this year’s Fulbright
Fellows, who were contacted before they left in August for destinations all over
the world.
From: New York, New York
Major at Smith: government; minor in economics
Headed to: Cairo, Egypt
Project focus: Three months studying intensive Arabic at the American University
followed by nine months researching “Egyptian International Trade Relations
with the United States and China.” “I plan to examine current trends
in the Egyptian political economy that are fostered by its textile industry’s
competition with China, as well as Egyptian-Sino trade agreements that rival/complement
Egyptian-American trade agreements.”
“I am really looking forward to immersing myself
in Egyptian culture, and I know that the Fulbright as a whole will be an amazing
experience.”
From: Long Beach, Calif.
Major at Smith: English language and literature and Italian language and literature
Headed to: Sardinia, Italy
Project focus: Teaching high school English and researching the history of American
writers in Italy.
“I am trying to keep an open mind and looking
forward to my departure.”
From: Seattle, Wash.
Major at Smith: chemistry
Location of Fulbright: Kunming, China
Project focus: Studying the environmental health of traditional ethnic minority homes
in Yunnan Province with an emphasis on identifying alternative low-cost sustainable
home designs suited to specific environmental conditions.
“I am very excited to be going to China as a Fulbrighter.
I’ve always had rather unique interests and the Fulbright provides me one of
the few opportunities to combine them. I hope to come away from the experience with
a better understanding of China, its minority cultures and international environmental
health.”
From: York, Maine
Major at Smith: German studies; minor in education
Headed to: Berlin
Project focus: working as an English teaching assistant in an elementary school.
“I hope to improve my German this year, and I
am also looking forward to gaining more teaching experience. I am interested in learning
how to teach a foreign language, particularly to young children.”
From: Peru, New York
Major at Smith: government; minor in African studies
Headed to: Zomba, Malawi
Project focus: Researching the cyclical link between a form of casual labor increasingly
characterized by transactional sex, household food security and AIDS. “I am
interested in the changing role of casual labor as a response to the combined stress
of food insecurity and AIDS, as well as the response that such a phenomenon has provoked
from government and civil society institutions.”
“I feel so privileged and fortunate to have this
experience. I’m certain that it will not only shape the rest of my career but
will leave me with memories that will link me to Malawi for the rest of my life—through
the language, the people with whom I will meet and work, and the issues that will
continue to challenge me beyond the scope of my Fulbright year.”
Krystal Banzon ’07
Studying “Postcolonial Filipino Theater as a Space for Transnational Understanding” in
the Philippines.
Hannah Clancy ’06
Teaching English in Germany
Julie Goshe ’07
Teaching English in Taiwan
Josine Greenblatt ’07
Studying “Meridian Circle Astronomy: Hamburg Observatory’s Connection
to Global Navigation” in Germany
Rebecca Heeb ’07
Teaching English in Korea
Catherine Housholder ’07
Teaching English in Uruguay
Michaela LeBlanc ’07
Teaching English in Germany
Kristen Sobeck ’06
Studying “Educational Choices of Swiss Women” in Switzerland
Samantha Wiratunga ’03
Studying “Refugee Revival Through Music” in Kenya |
