becchamm
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alright alright. Porshyen inspired me. feelin like a losar so how bout i'll change it to those going to SCANDINAVIA.
Scandinavia Fulbright facebook page!!
Denmark, norway, and sweden friends
hahaha. going CRAZEEE studying for honors exams!!
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NORWAY people who are still lurking:
i created a facebook group as a form of procrastination. pls join. so far it's just me and a fake member who i added because i had to add someone haha
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I do have a question about the medical forms that I am hoping somebody has some insight. Although, I doubt it, I have gotten a different answer from every single person I've asked. Here it goes. The medical form asks if you have ever been to counseling...I had a death in the family earlier this year and I know that with the Peace Corps, it won't send you out until at least a year has passed. I don't know if that is the same policy with Fulbright? The reason I wonder is that they are both government sponsored organizations. One friend suggested, and I am leaning towards agreeing with her, is "don't ask, don't tell" but I don't know if the program has access to my medical records? Any thoughts? I wouldn't want to have my Fulbright experience cut in half because of this.
Agreed with everyone else. They don't have access to your records so you totes could fudge, though i really doubt they'd care if you went to some couseling. there's the part where the doctor checks off that he/she thinks you're fit to conduct research abroad, so they could figure out whether you're totally insane there.
Speaking of health stuff, insurance. Is the Fulbright-associated insurance suitable to be one's only source of insurance, or is it more intended to be a supplement? Maybe I'm dumb, but I feel like i'm getting mixed messages from the fulbright website.
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To Norway people in limbo, they sent me an email today asking for an immediate email response with
"An indication of whether you plant to accept the grant. Delays in the process this year mean that we have limited time to get things situated. The sooner we know if you’re coming to Norway or not, the better."
Not sure if this is a usual email...Hopefully this means they're hurrying to figure things out and will have responses for all soon! gah, how did NORWAY end up being the craziest this year? Good luck to you!
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scandinavia fulbright fb page anyone?
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GOING TO NORWAY
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And just like that I realized that I am the only single person on this forum.
no worriessss norway is #1 for one-night stands!! hahaha
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LDR folks, what do you say your key to success is? Communication? How often? Are there days when you're just so plum exhausted all you can do is say, "I love ya, but I cannot hold a conversation. Sorry," and that's it?
If you're both busy--keep expectations for communication low so that a phone call is a treat rather than its absence being a cause for drama.
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longgg distancceee i don't know what I'm going to do if I get this fulbright...have been in LDR for a year after three years of non LD. Really does suck the life out of one. oof. I wish you guys luck.
Here's to hearing from fulbright today!!
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Interesting! I'm hoping to study the epigenetics of the Norway spruce in relation to climate change. Basically, researchers at UMB have found that the spruce trees have epigenetic "memories" of their germination that can last up to 30 years-- almost like a duckling being imprinted with its mother's image. The tree uses the memory, in addition to other cues like photoperiod and temperature, to determine when to stop growth in the fall and start growth in the spring. Super interesting, but there are some major research problems left unanswered. As of yet, they still have almost no idea how the memory actually works on the molecular scale. I would be helping to characterize genes and other regulatory stuff (histones, miRNAs...) implicated with the memory. To a lesser extent, I might try to evaluate whether the memory would help the trees adapt to climate change, or if climate change would throw the system out of whack.
that's sweet. out of curiosity, do you have lots of programming experience?
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starting to check my email less and less frequently. incredible impatience = not sustainable. GAAAAHHHHHHHH.
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I wouldn't doubt it. Have you seen this video? http://youtu.be/ebqdwQzmSHM In all seriousness though, norway gave their stuff to the FSB at the end of January. We're just waiting on them!
hahahaah this is great. oh man. and WHAT so it's not even Norway's fault! Come ON FSB!! And hi, LurkersAreTheWorst and eekes. !
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It's the latest my country has been announced since 2009. C'mon FSB just approve those applications already!
wtf norway. must be gettin all distracted eating potatoes and cross country skiing
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holy cow i'm in the same position for norway. ANY DAY NOW.
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oh sweet! Also I just saw you're in Davis. That's my hometown! Anyway, I hope we both hear good news soonEpigenomics of spruce trees in relation to climate change at UMB (near Oslo). I hope there isn't a quota for biology-related projects! Good luck!
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Any day now! I also applied to Norway. Where/what do you want to study?
Oslo, tuberculosis research. so biomedicine or whatever. How bout you??
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Hi there fulbrighters! Congrats to those that have heard good news, fingers crossed to those that are alternates.
I'm applying for a research grant in Norway. Anyone else on the same boat? Know anything about when we should hear?
Fulbright 2013-2014
in The Bank
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facebook group for denmark, norway and sweden fulbrighters:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/100192920188564/