“My time in Romania is a stained-glass window of images–the rush of the Bucharest metro, […] afternoons building furniture with a German expat named Brunhilde, the Moldovan ballerina and Ukrainian didgeridoo player who couchsurfed with me on their way through Sibiu, the attic windows staring like eyes over the squares and alleyways of Sibiu, and frosty evenings in the Piata Mare as Christmas music mingled with the scent of vin fiert—and I’m grateful for all of it.”
"My memories of my Fulbright semester are a whirlwind of colors and sensations: the whimsical architecture of Bucharest streets—familiar, yet also very much changed—the smell of coffee in Old Town, the bustle of the Gara de Nord railway station and its trains—in which I somehow spent an inordinate amount of time—the outlines of the mountains in Brasov, the arches of greenery of Rose Park in Timisoara, and the salty bitter taste of the Black Sea on a scorching hot weekend in June."
"My Fulbright experience has indeed played a transformative role in my life, both professionally and personally. On a professional level, it has given me a unique perspective on how people in the rest of the world view our culture, and since my research area involves nationalism in America, it has been an eye opener."
"I am delighted with the group of students taking my classes at the Gheorghe Dima Academy and also with the support I enjoy from the rector and his administrative staff. Although a tertiary music school is by definition an elite institution, I’m still amazed at how well these students understand English."
"Our family was warmly welcomed by everyone we encountered and my colleagues at the University of Oradea in the Faculty of Social and Humanistic Sciences were the best! […] For the new American Fulbrights, take advantage of every opportunity that unfolds and I wish you as wonderful an experience as I have had!"