by Sean | Sep 13, 2012 | Economics, Fulbright, Travel
Packing to leave your home for nine months can be a bit daunting. I’ve been gathering items from clothes to deodorant in order to get ready for Sri Lanka. I just purchased a pair of linen trousers, to help deal with the heat. I ordered them from...
by Sean | Sep 5, 2012 | Education, Fulbright
Several weeks ago I started a Change.org petition to try and convince Citi Bank to defer my student loans. As it turns out, if you annoy a bank enough they’ll just sell your loan to get rid of you. After about three weeks of running the petition I received a...
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 28, 2012 | Fulbright, Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka
I just found out that my placement in Trincomalle has been approved by the Sarvodaya district coordinator! During my first month in Sri Lanka I will be in Colombo for language training and program orientation. During this time the Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission has...
by Sean | Aug 27, 2012 | Fulbright
I received my Sri Lankan entry Visa this week, once I’m there I will have to apply for my residence permit. It’s an exciting step, but getting that Visa made this whole experience feel so much more real. I’ve known for many months now that I’ll...
by Sean | Aug 2, 2012 | Education, Fulbright, Literature, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has free tertiary education, but only two percent of students are accepted to university. As a generalization, those accepted to University have excellent English skills; those lacking proficiency in English can be held back and prevented from going abroad...