Facilitating at the Fulbright Pre-departure Orientation
Last Wednesday through Friday, I attended the Fulbright Pre-departure Orientation for U.S. Scholars and Students Going to South and Central Asia. Held in Washington, D.C., the orientation is the first chance new Fulbrights have to meet others going to their country, meet the staff from the U.S. Department of State and the Institute for International Education, and get questions answered regarding their award.
As a returning student, I hosted the Bangladesh country session for the nine new Fulbright Students and five new Fulbright Scholars. Facilitating along with me was Geoffrey Hiller, a Fulbright Scholar from 2008-2009, who lectured at the Independent University of Bangladesh on interactive media. For the session, I produced a 16-page briefing on topics new Fulbrights to Bangladesh might find useful. You can view that document here and it is also posted in the Writings section. Below is a photo of our session room with some of the new Fulbrights to Bangladesh. I really enjoyed meeting them and getting to share stories and advice about life in Dhaka.
