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haha I feel the same...how ever will I procrastinate without you guys?!

haha I feel the same...how ever will I procrastinate without you guys?!

switzerland too!

got one to switzerland!

Morning to all! It's a sad morning here in Oklahoma. Say a little prayer for the people of Moore, donate a few bucks to Red Cross if you can.
 
I hope those waiting get some good news today.
 
Eileen is great! Very responsive.

Hello everyone! I am a long-time lurker of this board and am also applying for a Fulbright for the 2014-2015 academic year.
 
I just wanted to post a message of encouragement to those of you who are still waiting for a response and those who are currently alternates. Hang in there and don't lose hope!!! Know there are plenty of lurkers like me who check the boards everyday and are cheering you on!

This is crazy! I have to go back to the person who said "better a slow yes, than a quick no." I hope you guys find out soon! Stupid sequester!!! That's it! I am tweeting my Congressmen.

Last night I had a dream that before flying into Germany, I had to go to Japan first, and meet with another ETA, and then we would fly to Germany together. Really? Fly to Japan first?? That makes so much sense, brain!!

Got a call from DC last night at 8pm (Chicago time)!  I GOT IT!!!!! SO HAPPY!!!!!!  Official email to follow.  They said they are calling people and the sequester has caused serious funding problems.  Apparently there is a list (all those who have heard nothing) and they are going down the list as funding opens up.  I hope you all hear soon!!!! Keep the faith!

I GOT IT I GOT IT I GOT IT!!!
IM GOING TO TAJIKISTAN! 

Ok guys, remember the "This is Norway" video? I have some Norwegian friends, and one is competing in a large competition. His Twitter status: 
 
"Had fish for lunch again. Never change a winning strategy!"
 
Of course, we like the fish, with a piece of cheese... while wearing skis at birth... and kicking hats off sticks... This is Norway!

FYI - finally got my official letter from IIE today. wewt!

Can I say it? I gotta say it...stupid sequester.

It's been a good day for alternates!
 
And I am working on my plans for my trip to Estonia in 3 weeks. I am teaching music to kids at a day camp in Tallinn. I am excited!

UPGRADED FROM ALTERNATE TO FULL TO JAPAN!  THEY GOT MORE MONEY!  THANKS MIMS FOR KIND WORDS!!!

ALTERNATE TO ACCEPTED!!!! Funding opened up and I'm headed to Vietnam!
 

FULBRIGHT BRAZIL TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP NEWS for rejectees
 
Did anyone who got rejected the first time around receive an email that they have added 90 grants and that because you got a most favorable rating by the committee the first time around that they are considering them for the new grants and will let me know by end of June?!!!!!
 
I did...I don't want to get rejected again!!! Praise God and PRAY FOR ME YALL!

bahahah. okay. Now I'm gonna tell you another.
 
I sometimes have a poor filter, and when I'm tired, it's even worse. I can speak pretty impulsively, which sometimes gets me into trouble.

So this is another story about that trip with my uncle. When we arrived in Germany, my cousin's and my luggage was been lost. It was eventually recovered, but for the first couple of days, we had nothing. Why we didn't just buy a few things, I'll never understand, but instead we just borrowed a few things from my uncle. This was pretty much okay for my cousin(male), but for me?? Yeah.. So on this one day we were going to Neuschwanstein. I was experiencing jetlag quite badly that day, and my brain was about three steps behind. So my filter was worse than normal. You have to climb a hill up to Neuschwanstein, but it was raining, so my cousin and I grabbed a ride on a carriage to get out of the rain. We happened to share the ride with a group of American college students. My cousin and I happily chatted with them, as we hadn't encountered anyone from the States for a bit. We swapped airport horror stories, and I told them that we had lost our luggage. I then went on to tell them that I had to borrow clothes from my uncle - underwear included. At about the time I finished that sentence my brain caught up to my mouth and I though, "Dear god, I just met these people, why am I telling them this?!" I guess I thought it was funny (well, it is), but the uncomfortable looks on their faces told me that maybe that was sharing a bit much with people I had jut met. For the rest of the trip, my cousin and my uncle kept teasing me that they were going to have to "hold me back" from new people because I would scare them off by telling them I was wearing men's  underwear.....
 
LOL. And now I told a bunch of internet strangers as well.

I gotta hand it to you folks, I think I would have committed a crime by now, if I were still waiting. This is really getting crazy!!

Soo I removed my name from the alternate list. A weight has been lifted! Once again I feel that my destiny is in mine own hands! Here's to a postdoc abroad

Congratulations!! I just got a full grant to Barbados too, so exciting  We should talk! 
 
To everyone on here - I discovered this a few weeks ago and have been loving all of the support and encouragement. Thanks for being such a lovely community, wishing you all great adventures ahead and fingers crossed for alternates and folks applying again. 

Congrats and condolences. Everyone is 'shaking' as a result of their good or bad news... I am imagining dozens of people around the country just shaking and convulsing at their computers right now in Fulbright induced seizures

I was thinking about you the other day. They had student days at the University of Tartu and had a huge outdoor zumba class.

Just received notification that I have been awarded a Fulbright ETA grant to Morocco.  Wewt.

Hi all!
 
Been a lurker for some time, yet haven't wanted to sign up for fear of being rejected... but.... just got accepted for a Turkey ETA Fulbright yesterday! Been such a surreal experience. I already have much international experience, yet this is definitely something special and unique.