Fulbright Reality Czech

By Maureen Heydt This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. Kelley Garland Kelley Garland hails from Wantagh, New York, and is spending the 2016-2017 school year serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to the Czech Republic, in the northeastern town of Nová Paka. In a town of about 8,000 people, Kelley devotes her time to teaching English in the local high school, while also involving herself in creating cross-cultural connections between herself and her students, colleagues, neighbors, and community. Read below to find out more about Kelley, a former class president of her college, as she speaks about her experiences living in a small Czech town, and why she considers international education and exchanges to be so important.   -------------------------------------- Fast Facts ------------ --------- ------------------- Hometown: Wantagh, New York College, Major/Minor: Providence College, Global Studies/Business Studies, French, Sociology School i