Stories
Teaching Dutch Reading, Composition and Conversation at Indiana University Bloomington
Selle Denier was a Belgian 2023-24 FLTA in Dutch at Indiana University, Bloomington. After completing a Master’s degree in Linguistics and Literary Studies, Selle developed a strong passion for language, literature, and culture. Wanting to share this interest with the…
Discovering the Magic of Belgium through Rowing, Running, and Rewards (in the form of Vegan Pastries)
As a recipient of a 2024 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award, Benjamin Frey stepped away from his positions as a youth rowing coach and immigration paralegal to participate as an educator for this program. He holds a bachelor’s from the…
Brussels – Defying the Big City Stereotype
Lily Wright (she/her) was a 2023-24 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to Belgium. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English and French, Lily spent a year serving her home state of West Virginia as an AmeriCorps VISTA member. In addition…
Restoring Rubens: Revealing the Magic of Antwerp Through Art Restoration
Kayla Metelenis is a paintings conservator who holds an MA in Art History and MS in the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works from The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. As a 2023-2024…
Family, Friends, and Finding Lost Manuscripts in Flanders
Virginia Blanton was a Fulbright Scholar in Literature at the University of Antwerp in the 2023-24 academic year. She spent the year doing research with UAntwerpen and the Onderzoeksinstituut Ruusbroecgenootschap. During the year, she investigated the English nuns of Syon…
Bridging Cultures: One Journey as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Luxembourg
Julia Barone is a second year Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to Luxembourg in the 2024-25 academic year. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in 2022, where she studied English and French. After spending her senior year at…
Sharing the American Perspective through Teaching, Traveling, and Volleyball
Molly Wancewicz was a 2023-2024 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to Belgium. In 2021, she graduated summa cum laude from Rice University with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History. After graduating, she joined Teach for America and spent two…
Flemish, Yoga, and Lace Making Classes: A Life Full of Learning as an ETA in Bruges
Emma Hudson-Mairet spent the 2023-2024 academic year serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Belgium. Emma graduated from Marquette University with a bachelor’s degree in French, Environmental Studies, and Peace Studies in 2022. After graduation, Emma spent a year…
Advancing Social Work in the US and Belgium through Fulbright Research
Dr. Jun Sung Hong is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Dr. Hong has primarily researched factors associated with bias-based bullying and peer victimization in the United States and abroad….
Engaging with the Catholic Community in Flanders in and out of the Classroom
Seth Kreeger is a PhD candidate at Marquette University and was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to Belgium for the 2023-2024 academic year. While in Belgium he conducted his research at KU Leuven into the Arabic philosophical background of…
The Enthalpy of Change: Measuring Energy Released in the Lab and Experiences Gained in Life
Troy Munro is a recipient of a 2023-2024 Fulbright grant to Belgium, where he worked to develop education modules using decision-based learning and conducted research at KU Leuven. His research focuses on understanding the thermodynamics that control the shape of…
Discovering New Materials, LGBTQ+ Spaces, and Cultures through Fulbright Belgium
As the recipient of a 2023-2024 Fulbright fellowship to KU Leuven in Belgium, Alex Heyer expanded his dissertation work on the methane reactivity of copper and iron zeolites to investigate methods to abate the greenhouse gas methane in the atmosphere….