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A Superlative Professional Development Experience in Taiwan

Richard Porter October 6, 2020

What a tremendous privilege it was to participate in this program and work with the staff of Fulbright Taiwan.  The staff did a great job coordinating the whole program. They took excellent care of us from the initial contact to the arrangement of our return trip to the airport when

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Study in the Land of Lincoln

Tai-Te Su 蘇泰德 September 29, 2020

I am grateful for the funding and support that the Fulbright Program offers me. Also, writing this reflective essay provides me a great opportunity to think and document what I have experienced in the past year. My journey in the United States so far, especially in the state of Illinois,

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Fulbright IEA Seminar report

Michelle Melish September 24, 2020

Overall, I found this seminar to be incredibly useful and beneficial to me in more ways than I had ever imagined. I took notes throughout the program about these revelations and will share them in the below bullet points in order to complete my report. Working in this industry in

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南方之北，西方之東

Mei-Chun Liu 劉美均 September 22, 2020

但問起一般美國人對北卡的印象，仍舊與傳統南方、菸草與棉花緊緊連在一起。曾經是美國棉花帶(Cotton Belt)的一部分，直到1865年南北戰爭結束，北卡州內的36萬的美國黑奴才獲得自由。蓄奴制度與南方邦聯(the Confederate States of America)的歷史緊緊糾纏，直到現在跟美國的朋友談話，南方邦聯仍是一個很重要的參考點。

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Contemplations on Reconciling with the Unknown

Ulysses McGuinness 張越 September 22, 2020

This year in Taiwan has been a captivating journey of learning, development, and acceptance. When I first arrived in Taiwan, my initial impulse was to jump at every conceivable opportunity offered. I believed that throwing myself into situations where I could learn as much as I wanted to would result

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Taiwan Becoming Home

Honore Johnson 林安諾 September 22, 2020

It is not an easy task to think back to a time before Taipei was home. Over the past two years, Fulbright Taiwan and National Chengchi University have given me the platform to build my understanding of Taiwan inside and outside of the classroom and fueled my cross-cultural understanding. When

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Highlights of my 2018 Fulbright

Yi-Chi Chang 張亦騏 September 22, 2020

This has been a fantastic experience for pursuing my academic research, inspiring me in new research directions, and learning about American society and culture much more in-depth than I had experienced before. It was a deeply rewarding opportunity.  First, let me express my sincere thanks to Dr. William Vocke, Executive

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Reflections on my First Year Living in Taiwan

Morgan Stemler 石夢佳 September 22, 2020

In September 2018, I came to Taiwan as a Fulbright master’s student to complete my master’s degree in International Studies at National Chengchi University (NCCU). Before coming to Taiwan, I had  earned my bachelor’s degree studying International Studies, Chinese studies, and Mandarin at West Virginia University. Therefore, due to my

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