"Its Like You Are My Uncle"

For the past few years we have had lots of fun hosting Fulbright Scholars who gather in the City of Brotherly Love in the Spring. Usually we get four, from all over the world, and they are always bright, modern and engaging. We pick them up downtown, haul them to Germantown on the train and give them dinner, which they always enjoy. And leave little in the way of leftovers.
So this year we had Fernand Franco from Columbia, who fell in love with electrical engineering; Merve Durak from Turkey, an Operations Research lady, Qushay Malinto, from Indonesia, learning more about reproductive technology and who has yet to see his new daughter since he had to leave his wife at the hospital to make his flight to the US; and Iva Kosmos from Slovenia, studying literature and cultural studies.
After dinner we took them to the Art Museum so Fernand could get a good picture of our fair city, and they all jogged up the steps just like Rocky did in the movie.
We are always amazed how similar educated smart young people are, and how much they connect with their families. We have much to learn from them.

Fulbrighters at the Philadelphia Museum of Art