My Fulbright adventure begins

yasmine ben miloud
Sep 1, 2018 · 3 min read

It all started a warm night at Lansing airport. I landed at midnight, wondering if someone is really waiting for me at this hour… David was there with a big smile and a blue Fulbright sign waiting for me. We waited for couple others Fulbrighter and we went to Michigan State University. We got our keys, access card and got to the dorms, after a very long day chasing flights.

First day at MSU

Over the next days, other Fulbrighter joined the pre-academic program, a larger group is getting together daily, at the same table Columbia, Pananma, Paraguay, Kenya, Russia, Egypt, Ukraine, Chad, Indonisia, Argentina, Tunisia..a wonderful blend of culture and amazing people with big dreams.

After diner picture

Over the week, we had academic writing and communications courses which was very dynamic and interesting. We worked in teams, learned about American and teammates’ respective cultures and shared our own, lead a lot of discussions. I never felt that happy in class!

Over the weekends, we visited interesting places such as Mackinac island, Chicago, Dearborn.

Chicago trip
Mackinac Island trip
A nice evening in Lansing with our professors

Everything was perfectly organized and planned by our host university, however at some point, you might feel homesick or going through something difficult, you want to isolate, don’t !

Share and you won’t regret it. You will feel much better. You might even find someone going through the same thing.

From Paraguay to Ukraine, everyone is falling for the Tunisian Chachia

A lot of complicity and memories built during these three weeks. I am so happy for meeting all these amazing people.

Representation by our talented artist Iulia Fedorovych ©
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