I was recently asked by Andrea to make a post regarding my time in the Czech Republic. To make the most of my post I tried to think back to when I was first notified of my selection as a Fulbright ETA and my site placement in the Czech Republic. Besides the normal questions about plane tickets (Generationfly.com) and what to pack (ski jacket and waterproof winter boots), I was worried about what my role would be as an ETA and being too isolated in my new hometown for the next ten months. If you’re anything like me your only experience with teaching is the conversations you had with your teachers after class and a few tutoring sessions you did to beef up your Fulbright application. Furthermore, you most likely majored in something other than Education, like Political Science, and your career goals never included teaching. I have found that the key to being a good ETA is not having a background in education and knowing every grammar rule, but being a good co...
Jaké je to být Fulbrighterem. What it is like to be a Fulbrighter.