I Feel Slovenia video clip by Tourist Office

 This three minute video clip will make you want to book a plane ticket ~ an inviting visual overview of the little country.

Video clip of Slovenia

Where is Slovenia?

People have asked me, "Um...and where is Slovenia?"  So here you are, a map showing this lovely little country, just east of Italy, south of Austria, West of Croatia.    You can see the capital here, Ljubljana, in near the center of the country.

Part of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia became independent in 1991, and is now part of the European Union. 

Fulbright Background

"The Fulbright Program aims to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and thereby increase the chance that nations will learn at last to live in peace and friendship."

—Senator J. William Fulbright

  In 1945, Senator J. William Fulbright proposed a bill to use the proceeds from selling surplus U.S. war property to fund international exchange between the U.S. and other countries.

With the aftermath of the Second War and with the establishment of the United Nations, the Program was an attempt to promote peace and understanding through educational exchange.

The bill devised a plan to forgo the debts foreign countries amassed during the war and in return for funding an international educational program.

This program would be an essential vehicle to promote peace and mutual understanding  between individuals, institutions, and future leaders.

On August 1, 1946, President Truman signed the bill into law, and Congress created the Fulbright Program, the largest education exchange program in history.

   "If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace."
—    President Harry S. Truman

 

Short Video on Ljubljana, Slovenia

Rick Steves on Ljubljana
Here is a short video that gives an overview of the capital city of Slovenia, Ljubljana (pronounced Lube Lee Anna), where we will be living.  Take a look ~

Follow My Fulbright Adventure

The Fulbright Journey has been a long one, although the actual travel and teaching has not yet begun ~ I've been busy planning my courses, learning some Slovenian, reading guide books, and lining up housing.  Soon we will be in Ljubljana, and the adventure begins.

I invite you all to travel with me vicariously - as Dan, Bella, and I embark on our journey on January 29th, 2015.  ~ I'll post weekly, and look forward to sharing the experience with you ~


*  disclaimer:  all posts on this blog are my own intentions to share my experience, and are not reflections of the United States State Department or the Fulbright Office.