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My Fulbright Experience
orDiscover Yourself through
the USBy one Armenian Researcher
Astghik Shahkhatuni
What else can you do in US within the Fulbright program besides high quality research, and how?
1. Participate in enrichment programs by CIES
2. Attend events in universities, communities, cities
3. Participate in events organized by friends, colleagues, their friends, etc.
4. Initiate various experiences by yourself
What can you do?
• Acquire new knowledge from various museums
• Contemplate nature and animals in various national parks
• Participate in various events related to national holidays
• Feel free and brave to try activities you have not done before
Learn about US and
discover new things about yourself!!!
Your inspiration
Roof of Kennedy Center, DC, 06/14/2008 Butler’s Orchard, MD, 06/15/2008
Yeah, art and nature can inspire you …
at least to dance
Your forgotten childhood
Sea World, San Diego, CA, 09/18/2008
Las Vegas, NV, 09/16/2008
Zoo, San Diego, CA, 09/19/2008
P.S. Be always a child at heart
Your new dreams
Santa Monica, CA, 09/13/2008
Your new passion
Rhubarb pie, 06/17/2008For friend’s birthday, 06/26/2008
Cakes for my friends, 07/07/2008
To order a cake please email me!
For cousin’s birthday 09/23/2008
For friend’s birthday 01/26/2008
For my friends, 09/28/2008
For my colleagues, 10/02/2008
For friends, 03/16/2008 Pakhlava, 12/31/2007
Your hidden talents
Baltimore, MD, 07/27/2008
My Birthday, MD, 02/01/2008
Las Vegas, NV, 09/16/2008
Your destiny
P.S. Astghik means “Little Star” in Armenian
Hollywood, CA, 09/21/2008Arlington, VA, 09/21/2008
Born to be a star
Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA, 09/20/2008
Your new fans
Your prince and your kingdom
Disneyland, CA, 09/14/2008
Your dark sideYour dark side
“Exorcist” steps, DC, 10/28/2007Alexandria, VA, 10/31/2007
Your possible new specialty?
Chesapeake Bay, MD, 05/10/2008
Navy Museum, DC, 07/19/2008
Destroyer USS Barry, DC, 07/19/2008
P.S. Too bad that
Armenia does not have a sea
Your new family
Las Vegas, NV, 09/16/2008
Your younger brothers
Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA, 09/20/2008
P.S. “We are of the same blood, you and I”
Your hidden obsessions
on Destroyer USS Barry, DC, 07/19/2008
Navy Museum, DC, 07/19/2008
National Cryptological Museum, MD, 08/02/2008
on Aircraft carrier USS Midway, CA, 09/21/2008
Your new friends!
GU day, DC, 04/25/2008
Chinese New Year, Arlington, VA, 02/09/2008
Last pictures with friends, GU, DC, 10/02/2008
My home, Arlington, VA, 04/16/2008
My birthday, GU, DC, 01/02/2008
Your new enemies
La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, CA, 09/21/2008
Your unexpected luck
Warning: we do not encourage you to repeat this experiment yourself! Results are unpredictable…
1 min later
Las Vegas, NV, 09/16/2008
Your new sin
P.S. Result: weight gain
rosy cheeks
Your future successful business?
Larriland Farm, MD, 07/05/2008
Hollin Farms,VA,10/28/2007
Butler’s Orchard, 06/15/2008
P.S. Astghik was pagan Armenian Goddess of fertility
History of your host country
Jamestown, VA, 10/08/2007
Gettysburg, PA, 06/01/2008
Archives, DC, 09/27/2008
Fort McHenry, MD, 08/02/2008
DC from Netherlands Carillon, VA, 06/28/2008
Arlington Cemetery, VA, 04/12/2008
American nature
Great Falls, VA, 05/04/2008
State College, PA, 05/31/2008
Harpers Ferry, WV, 09/07/2008
Shenandoah Mountains, VA, 10/20/2007
Luray Caverns, VA, 10/20/2007
GW Memorial Parkway, DC, 12/16/2007
Your new temptations
Ceremony of changing Star-Spangled Banner, Fort McHenry, MD, 08/02/2008
Hmm, the US is impressive, maybe I should become a citizen?
Independence Day Parade, DC, 07/04/2008
Your punishment as a “traitor” to your old
country
Navy Museum, DC, 07/19/2008 Colonial Williamsburg, VA, 10/09/2007
Right, being guest is good, but being home is better!
P.S. It’s just a saying
Your adventurous nature
San Diego, CA, 09/21/2008Occoquan Reservoir, VA, 09/03/2007
Georgetown University Day, DC, 04/25/2008
Your ambitions
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, 09/02/2008
Your enormous power
Disneyland, CA, 09/14/2008 Alexandria, VA, 10/30/2007
Your true love
National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD, 07/27/2008
Conclusion
Explore the US – learn about yourself!
New country – new things to see and try!
New life – new possibilities to express yourself!
P.S. I have visited few dozens of places, I have few thousands of pictures, I can talk for hours about my
experience, but you better see and explore everything
yourself!
My sincere thanks to Jeff Urban, Sanya and Anton Volskiy,
Yuzhe Chen, Leah Casabianca, Georgy Fyodorov, Kefeng Ma, Jeanne and Dick Weiss, Marianne and Dick Urban, Lilit and Ruben Michigan, Jeanine Greene, Linda Heckert, Ken Bossong, Aram and Ashot Avagyan, Vera Shahkhatuni, Zaneta Bertot, Tao Yu, Shibu Abraham, Ajay Malia, and many many others!
P.S. You made my life brighter
