Romania took hold of my heart in 2015 and since then has consumed my mind and soul. As with any genuine commitment, my relationship with this beautiful, complex country has grown and deepened over time as I have learned of its many tragedies, as well as its many triumphs. I have surrendered myself to Romania. [...] As I continue my Romanian journey, I marvel over the resiliency and fortitude of the people. I am fortunate to have developed close relationships, familial in many ways, with many Romanians. And I am eternally grateful to have been granted a Fulbright and honored to become part of this amazing community.
Welcome to the 2019-2020 U.S. Fulbright Grantees
At the beginning of this new academic year, the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission organized the Orientation Seminar in honour of the 2019-2020 American Fulbright grantees – Scholars, Student Researchers and ETAs – just arrived in Romania.
The group of American Fulbright grantees consists of professors who are teaching and performing research in the fields of Social Work, History, American Studies, Political Science, Music & Arts, Psychology, Business and Engineering at universities in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, Brașov, Constanța, Timișoara, as well as student researchers and ETAs in the above mentioned cities, but also in Craiova, Sibiu, Suceava, Arad, Oradea, Baia Mare and Galați.
During the Orientation seminar on October 3, the group was officially welcomed by U.S. and Romanian officials: Merry Miller, Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy, Daniela Voinea, Department of Public, Cultural and Scientific Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Melissa Sokol, Academic Exchange Specialist at the U.S. Department of State, Paula A. Tufis, Romanian Fulbright Alumna, and Rodica Mihăilă, Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission. The grantees also received information on different topical subjects from U.S. Embassy experts. U.S. and Romanian alumni of the program presented on subjects such as “Adjusting to Romanian academic life and culture” and “Living in Romania – Emotional Tools for Shaping the Fulbright Experience.”
In the evening, a reception was organized for our guests at Casa Oamenilor de Știință. On Friday, October 4, the group visited Peleș and Pelișor Castles in Sinaia.
More photos are available on the Commission’s Facebook page.