1. From Professional Fellow to Lifelong Friend

   Leslie Jensen, Vice President and Commercial Banker at First Interstate Bank, has always been interested in learning more about people and places outside of the United States. After hearing about the Professional Fellows Economic Empowerment Program, she felt a strong connection to the goals of the program and decided to host a participant from Burma.

2. Blind Student Finds New Confidence Teaching in a Foreign Country

   Once Andrey was accepted into the program, the realities of being disabled in a foreign country came to the forefront of his mind.

3. Social Dynamics of Maternal Health

   Shining a light on the importance of maternal health through the Fulbright program.

4. Student Filmmaker Documents Wildlife Conservation

   According to Dunning, his experience in the Fulbright program was an incredible opportunity that advanced him both personally and professionally.

5. Minh on a Montana Farm

   Minh Dang of Vietnam set specific goals for himself while participating in the Professional Fellow’s Economic Empowerment Program.

6. Networking Opens Opportunities for Barbara Rwodzi of Zimbabwe

   "Home visits were special. It is an opportunity to know other people and exchange cultures. There is lots of laughing."

7. Bridging East and West in the Classroom

   Inspiring ideas from an east-west classroom experience.

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. Student Goes Beyond the Call of His Studies; Aids Local Children with Cleft Palates

   Fulbrighter Luke Juran goes beyond is tsunami research to help those affected by cleft lips and palates.

10. A Literary Connection

    Filmmaker Ram Devineni travels the Middle East with four writers to connect with Afghan writers, poets and journalists.

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