By Maureen Heydt This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. Jennie Magner Even though Jennie Magner hadn’t previously visited the Czech Republic prior to starting her Fulbright grant, she was already very familiar with Czech culture. This was thanks in large part to her Nebraskan hometown of 8,000 people, which has a vibrant Czech community, and even hosts a Czech cultural festival every year! This cultural connection inspired Jennie so much, that she applied for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grant to the Czech Republic, and is now teaching for one year in the UNESCO heritage site Kroměříž. Here she discusses what it’s like to go on pilgrimages with the Catholic boarding school she teaches at, her many involvements with students, and what it means to be a Fulbrighter in 2017. -------------------------------------- Fast Facts ------------ --------- ------------------- Hometown: York, Nebraska University, Major/Minor: Abilene Chri...
Jaké je to být Fulbrighterem. What it is like to be a Fulbrighter.