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  1. TechGirls: Lara’s Story

    “I have a responsibility to take care of those who are less fortunate and to make a difference in their life,” says Lara Kasbari after completing the four week U.S. State Department TechGirls program.

  2. Fulbright Foreign Student Works on Oscar-Nominated Film

    Ricardo Marmolejo shares how the Fulbright Foreign Student program helped him fill a gap in his education.

  3. Building a Future Through Technology

    Sura Mubarak is a true TechGirl—developing a robotics project to help people with hand disabilities control a computer and starting a volunteering organization. Sura knew that in order to pursue her love of robotics, a trip to the United States was in her future.

  4. Host Family Loves to Share Their Alabama Home

    Leigh Ann Parker never thought her daughter’s friendship with a Norwegian exchange student would lead to her family hosting teenagers from seven different countries.

  5. Turkmenistan Participant Connects with Disabilities Organizations

    In his home country of Turkmenistan, Ibragim Nurjanov has been a tireless advocate for the well-being of people with disabilities, both as a sports trainer and as a participant in the Democracy Commission. As such, he was a natural candidate for an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on the topic of “Promoting Disability Rights.”

  6. Filipino Student Discovers America Beyond the Media

    “My views changed in a positive way..."

  7. The Teacher who Never Stopped Learning

    Online Learners Build Community and Friendships in the E-Teacher Scholarship Program.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Part of the Family

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

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