by Sean | Oct 17, 2012 | Emerging Markets, Fulbright, Travel
During my sophomore year at Fordham I traveled to Kenya with a group of students as apart of the Fair Trade Micro Finance program, Amani. There are many challenges to working in a foreign, and many opportunities to unwittingly violate cultural norms. While in...
by Sean | Oct 15, 2012 | Culinary, Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
Sweat rolling down your face. FIrst your mouth goes numb, and then the sensation envelops your esophagus and stomach. Quickly, you reach for water. Then you scoop rice into your mouth to try and balance out the intense heat of the meal you are eating. Sri Lanka is...
by Sean | Oct 14, 2012 | Fulbright
The US-Sri Lankan Fulbright Commission is housed in a beautiful 1930’s era mansion in Colombo 3. This was the first time that the English Teaching Assistants had the opportunity to meet the researchers and senior researchers, who’s topics range from...
by Sean | Oct 14, 2012 | Fulbright, Tech
For the first month of my Fulbright I will be staying at Shangri La Bungalow, in Nedimala, Dehiwala. I’m here with my fellow ETA’s. It’s about thirty minutes to downtown Colombo from this location, and the house is beautiful. If you care to see...
by Sean | Oct 9, 2012 | Food, Fulbright, Sri Lanka
A man walks down the street, It’s a street in a strange world. Maybe it’s the Third World. Maybe it’s his first time around. He doesn’t speak the language, He holds no currency. He is a foreign man, He is surrounded by the sound, sound...
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...