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Benjamin Fischer

Austrian Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences The College of Wooster
I will always continue to spread the Fulbright spirit in the world and stand up for what I believe in, which is that diversity is a massive chance and…

Juliana Hacker

US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences Lower Austria
One of my favorite classes I ever taught as a USTA was a joint lesson I invited the British TA in town to come and do with me in my English Freiwahl…

Sebastian Spitra

Austrian Student Humanities Social Sciences University of Michigan
To be a Fulbrighter and a law student at this place is something special. Diversity, solidarity, and the public commitment of students and faculty are…
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Gabriella Carney

Gabriella Carney

US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
Applying to Fulbright Austria was certainly one of the best decisions I made in college. I learned so much from different cultures and made lifelong friends and great memories! If given the chance, I would recommend visiting Austria. Stellung, bereit, los!
Vienna
Benjamin Fischer

Benjamin Fischer

Austrian Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
I will always continue to spread the Fulbright spirit in the world and stand up for what I believe in, which is that diversity is a massive chance and a necessity for a society and its members to thrive.
The College of Wooster
Katie Farrar

Katie Farrar

US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
I still think of my time in Austria as the most important time in my life. The friends I met while in Austria are some of my strongest relationships. And thank goodness for my skills in public speaking that I cultivated in Austria!
Upper Austria
Emily Brancel (Skorupski)

Emily Brancel (Skorupski)

US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
The lessons I learned from Fulbright Austria benefit not only me, but also the education of US students through my teaching.
Upper Austria
Megan Higgins

Megan Higgins

US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
Moving to Villach was extremely important in shaping who I am today.
Carinthia
Kristina Dill

Kristina Dill

US Student US Teaching Assistant Arts
"As Mark Twain said, 'Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…' Surely, the best way that we can work to break down stereotypes and mutual misunderstandings is through living abroad, experiencing other ways of life, and directly interacting with people whose backgrounds and experiences differ from our own. This is one of the reasons that the Fulbright Program is so important."
University of Salzburg
Karen Gallagher

Karen Gallagher

US Student US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
"I have made invaluable connections through the Fulbright Program that have affected my life positively, sometimes in unexpected ways."
University of Vienna
Jonathan Werkmeister

Jonathan Werkmeister

US Teaching Assistant STEM
"Not only did my experience as a USTA allow me to hone my skills as an educator and learn more about the Austrian educational system, it also gave me a platform to expand my international education knowledge base, which I continue to draw on every day as one of the international admissions officers for Bennington College."
Styria
Katrin Greisberger

Katrin Greisberger

Austrian Student Humanities Social Sciences
“Fulbright was a truly unique and life-changing experience and it continues to have an impact on my professional and personal opportunities.”
University of Texas at Austin
Caitlin Gura

Caitlin Gura

US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
"...the people I met helped open my mind to examine challenges differently and to appreciate different perspectives, not only just to talk, but also how to meaningfully listen."
Vienna
Ivan Raykoff

Ivan Raykoff

US Scholar Arts
"The research I do on the song contest and the teaching I do back in the United States would not be possible without the lessons I learned through the Fulbright Program both as a student then and as a scholar today."
University of Vienna
Eva Greisberger

Eva Greisberger

Austrian Teaching Assistant Arts
"Ich war bereits äußerst gespannt, ob mein erstes „Thanksgiving-Dinner“ in Amerika Ähnlichkeit mit den unzählig gesehenen Szenen im Fernsehen hat und ich auch tatsächlich die Klassiker der amerikanischen Küche und einen riesig gefüllten Truthahn zu erwarten hatte..."
Agnes Scott College
Claudia Loidolt

Claudia Loidolt

Austrian Teaching Assistant Social Sciences Humanities
"My year abroad as Fulbright German language assistant can be best described as a crazy rollercoaster-like adventure that led me on physical and mental paths that I had not even in my wildest dreams thought I would ever walk..."
The College of Wooster
Verena Wappel

Verena Wappel

Austrian Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
"I have, however, chosen one particular experience to write about regarding leaving my comfort zone. There is a tradition at Bates College called the Puddle Jump. Every year in January, Bates students jump into a frozen lake. This year the temperature was at -6 °C..."
Bates College
Ashley Steel

Ashley Steel

US Scholar STEM
"Working on this puzzle, how landscapes influence rivers and fish, together in Seattle built bonds not only between scientists but also across our families..."
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU)
Bruce Pauley

Bruce Pauley

US Student Humanities Social Sciences
"The year... was the most memorable and rewarding, one both for my forty-two-year career as a professor, and for my marriage!"
University of Graz
Hildegard Pfanner

Hildegard Pfanner

Austrian Student Humanities Social Sciences
"As I have – incidentally – just finished reading my “American Diary”, written beautifully in shorthand, I have so to speak re-experienced my stay in the States, but now I need a magnifying glass for reading."
University of Michigan
Nikolaus Unger

Nikolaus Unger

US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
"This opportunity changed my life in a unique, valuable and positive way."
Vienna
Nancy D. Hargrove

Nancy D. Hargrove

US Scholar Humanities Social Sciences
"The Fulbright has deeply and significantly impacted my life, for which I am unfailingly grateful."
University of Vienna
Vanessa S. Troiano

Vanessa S. Troiano

US Teaching Assistant Humanities Social Sciences
"...I delighted in the opportunity to be a cultural ambassador in Vienna as I shared information about the United States with my high-school aged Austrian students."
Vienna
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