Conducting Interviews as a Fulbright Student in Belgium
During my time as a Fulbright grantee and European Studies graduate student at KU Leuven in Belgium, I have conducted interviews with Muslim communities…
Americans in Belgium
Discussing Diversity While Surrounded by Homogeneity
As the students file in for their first seminar of the semester, I cannot help but notice how homogenous they appear. They quietly take…
Fulbrighting with Fido
Excited to go to Europe, but worried about leaving your best (dog) friend home? I brought my 70-pound golden retriever, Bear, with me on…
Exploring Courage at the Berlin Seminar
A few weeks ago I had the amazing opportunity to represent Fulbright Belgium at the German Fulbright Commission’s annual Berlin Seminar. At this year’s…
Just Another Sunday in Antwerp
One of the things my family loves most about living in Ghent are the day trips. On weekends, we typically take one day to…
A reminder about languages
J.R.R Tolkien famously wrote Lord of the Rings to give a cultural context to his created languages, which is to show that languages, tools…
There’s No Place Like Brussels
I had no idea what to expect from Brussels as I prepared to make the de Duve Institute my new lab home for the…
Spending Time in Belgium
My transition from a military academy to civilian life was like jumping off a speedboat into still, cold water. I too slowly found that…
Opening Doors from USA to Molenbeek
In mid-April, I could feel that something was different at the secondary school in which I taught. The teachers and students had just returned…
How Did I Wind Up Researching in Leuven?
Dr. Anthony J. Zera is a 2017-2018 Fulbright Scholar and professor at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska. He has…