by Sean | Oct 9, 2012 | Fulbright, Travel
Today marks the start of my Fulbright. For the next nine months I will be living and working in Sri Lanka. My monthly stipend of 125,000 Sri Lankan Rupees ($976). The average household income is Rs. 36451 ($704). So I will be earning roughly 38% more than the average...
by Sean | Aug 31, 2012 | Education, Fulbright, Politics
When I tell people I’ve received a Fulbright there has been two common responses: Congratulations! That’s awesome, where are you going? What’s a Fulbright? The latter is more common than the former, which is quite surprising to me. So here is my...
by Sean | Aug 1, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka
A government shelling civilian hospitals, providing the false hope of ‘No Fire Zones’, and corralling 130,000 people in one square mile. I’ve just finished watching Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, and am in a state of shock. This documentary sheds...
by Sean | Jun 25, 2012 | Fulbright, Uncategorized
The week long orientation for Fulbright ETAs to Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Central Asia provided me with an overview of what the next year of my life will look like. For those of you unfamiliar with the program you can reference the transcript of...