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…
Americans in Belgium
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…
Comment dit-on “Team Player”?
In my application for a Fulbright ETA position to Belgium, I wrote that, “Outside the classroom, I will join a volleyball league in order…
Hack 4 Diamonds
On May 4th 2018, I officially became a hacker. Yet no laws were broken and no secure data leaked. Even Antwerp’s government officials colluded…
The Sound Barrier
I came to Belgium to study fluid dynamics. Surprisingly, the fluid I chose to study wasn’t Belgian Trappist beer (don’t worry, I studied plenty…
The Rules of Baseball
Going into this whole Fulbright thing with rose colored blinders, I somewhat listened to my predecessor. Classes will be easy-peasy she said, an occasional…
Archive Access for Student Researchers in Belgium
Calix O’Hara is a 2017-2018 American Fulbright student researcher to Ghent University. A recent graduate of Loyola University Maryland, Calix has spent the year…
Reflections on Berlin
Hava Rosenberg is a 2017-2018 American Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to Belgium. A recent graduate of the University of British Columbia, she is spending…