Open AccessRediscovering my Latin–American Professional Identity: A Reflection on a Fulbright Experience
Author(s) -
Virginia González
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v2i2.524
Subject(s) - latin americans , identity (music) , pedagogy , sociology , study abroad , professional development , library science , gender studies , psychology , political science , art , law , aesthetics , computer science
I emigrated from Peru to the United States in the mid1980s. More than 20 years later, a short trip to Latin America helped me come full circle personally and professionally and close the gaps that I had felt developing over the past two decades. This opportunity was provided by a Fulbright Senior Specialist Program award at The University of Costa Rica in San Jose at the School of Modern Languages during 2008. The Fulbright experience was a renewal for me professionally, as it opened a window of opportunities to see the cultural and language commonalties and differences between my academic experience in the US and my Latin American ancestry.