Reconnecting with the Gilman Community
Hey there! My name is Jeydelyn Martinez and I’m a proud first generation, low-income graduate from Marquette University who was awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in 2015 to study in Madrid, Spain. This 2020-2021 school year, I work… READ MORE →
An Exploration of French Stereotypes
Rebonjour tout le monde! My name is Van and I graduated in December 2019 from San Diego State University where I studied International Business with an Emphasis in French and Western Europe. I completed a yearlong (2018-2019) study abroad program… READ MORE →
From Café au Lait to Java
Hi friends, my name is Daniela Castro and I am a 2020/2021 Gilman Alumni Ambassador. I studied French on the Gilman Scholarship in Paris, France Summer of 2017 at the Catholic Institute of Paris. After that, I finished my senior… READ MORE →
Never too old
I’m Robert Lares and I’m a Gilman Alumni Ambassador. I studied abroad in the United Kingdom in 2018 with the support of the Gilman Scholarship. I returned to school in 2014 at the age of 41 to finish what I… READ MORE →
Sharing Meals and Conversations to Make Memories
Hello, my name is Daniel Oliveira! I studied and conducted pharmaceutical research abroad at Academia Sinica during the spring quarter of 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan. One person I met through this trip, and who will remain a lifelong friend, is… READ MORE →
Your Impact
My name is Sarah Geilman. I graduated from Brigham Young University in 2019 with a degree in Mandarin Chinese after spending 18 months in Taipei, Taiwan learning Mandarin as a missionary for my church. I also lived in China for… READ MORE →
Más allá: More than Studying Abroad
¡Hola! Hello, my name is Madeline and I am honored to serve as a Gilman Alumni Ambassador for the 2020-21 Academic Year. I studied and interned abroad in Chiang Mai, Thailand, during the summer of 2019. There I learned conversational… READ MORE →
Why It Matters
Hello! I’m Nancy Tumbarell, a senior at Michigan State University and current Gilman Alumni Ambassador. This past academic year I studied abroad at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan as a Gilman Scholar. It seems to me, and it certainly was… READ MORE →
Maintaining and Learning Language Skills
Bonjour tout le monde! My name is Van Reynolds, and I graduated in December 2019 from San Diego State University, where I studied International Business with an Emphasis in French and Western Europe. Thanks in part to the Gilman Scholarship… READ MORE →
Mastering Cultural Fluency
Hi everyone, my name is Katherine Cabrera and I am a senior at Florida International University majoring in Psychology. The Gilman Scholarship provided me with the means to study abroad in Surabaya, Indonesia last summer, 2019, hosted by Airlangga University.… READ MORE →
