A Fulbright semester teaching MPA students at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur involved hospitable faculty colleagues, promising students, interesting intercultural experiences, the challenge of teaching a course far from prior fields, and a reunion with a former student who had become Secretary General of a major Malaysian Ministry. Recommendations for potential Fulbright Scholars focus on the importance of initial introspection regarding the destination country, considerable personal and professional flexibility, consultations with recent Fulbright Scholars, early research on housing options, and fully embracing the numerous unexpected opportunities.
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