Ice Cubes, AC and Snow Storms
During the Fulbright pre-departure orientation (where we got introduced to the program officers, fellow Fulbrighters and Fulbright alumni), we were asked to give a…
Belgians in America
Musings from the Land of Enchantment
Throughout history, the state of New Mexico has exercised an almost magical attraction on artists, travelers, searching souls, and many others who wandered into…
Cultural Enrichment in Music City USA
Michaël Rubens is a 2017-2018 Belgian Fulbright student researcher to Yale University. A doctoral student at KU Leuven, his research focuses on productivity analysis…
Spring Break – or how to turn a holiday into a research trip
This year, I went on my first-ever Spring Break. Before, I only knew this mythical holiday, celebrated by students all over the US, from…
In between Black History Month and Women’s History Month – some impressions from a country in turmoil
This month, I am writing you from the threshold between February and March, or – in the United States – between Black History Month…
‘Wow, I’m living in the USA!’. Groundhog Day and the Super Bowl
Watching the TV screen whilst working out last week, I suddenly became acutely aware that I was, in fact, living in the United States…
Reading About the U.S.
How does one get a grip on a country as large, diverse and full of contradiction as the United States? It’s a question that…
About weeks full of interesting and enriching experiences
It has almost been four months since I arrived in New Haven. These past months have been full of interesting and enriching events. In…
Reporting back from the first 2017 Fulbright Enrichment Seminar
Last week, I attended an Enrichment Seminar for Fulbrighters, the first edition of the 2017-2018 academic year. The seminar was organized in Huntsville, Alabama….
Fulbright Research Stay at Stanford University
“On campus, everyone, distinguished professor and freshman alike, moves around on bike, rollerblades or skateboard. When the weather’s fine, you’ll see thongs, miniskirts and…