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  1. Discovering American Culture

    Nodirjon Siddikov was expecting many things when he came to Rochester, New York, as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program in 2009, but a vibrant food culture was not one of them.

  2. My Extended Minnesota Family

    Fahmida Zaman sometimes missed her family in Bangladesh during her Global Undergraduate Exchange Program experience. She spent the better part of 2012 at St. Catherine University in Minnesota, well removed from her home. But, she is thankful for the connections she made with professors, her “friendship family,” American and international students, and one very memorable meeting with another Bangladeshi.

  3. Part of the Family

    Binazir and her host family are very active in the community. Binazir has been described as a "volunteering fanatic."

  4. Passion for Education

    Khawaja saw many similarities between Americans and Pakistanis, similarities that did not always translate through media outlets.

  5. Rebuilding a Georgian City

    Charlie Bush felt energized when he learned of his acceptance into the ECA Legislative Fellow Program. Charlie, a City Administrator, would be leaving the U.S. and traveling to the Republic of Georgia to exchange ideas on democracy and political participation.

  6. Standing Together for Human Rights

    Daman helped set up the summer 2011 program for the first two delegations of Afghans participating in the ECA U.S./Afghan Professional Partnership.

  7. The Challenges That Make Life Fun

    Anna Voronina travels to North Carolina and gets to fulfill a life-long dream.

  8. Tolis of Greece Returns for an Encore

    "One of the highlights on my trip was my meeting with Howard Schwartz, the organizer of the top Hip Hop dance event in the world, Hip Hop International, and the producer of the television show America’s Best Dance Crew."

  9. Understanding Through First-Hand Experience

    There may be small differences in the way we dress and what we eat, but we are all basically the same in our needs for protection, love, comfort, and freedom.

  10. Exchange Student Aspires to New Heights

    On a chilly October day, Azima found herself dangling on a harness, higher than a house, supported by a group of people gripping ropes below. "And then they let go!"

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