The Best Birthday Present Ever

This year I got the most expensive birthday present ever. It came from Mr. J. William Fulbright. The letter (dated on my birthday April 7th) reads... "It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your selection as a Fulbright grantee to Morocco." It also mentioned that 35 Fulbright grantees have been awarded Nobel Prizes so now I have my eyes set on a new competition.

So, my friends, after much anticipation it is official!!! Sometime later this year (probably the beginning of September) I will be moving to Morocco to spend between 9-12 months researching Morocco's progress with global economic integration, looking at how Morocco is addressing the challenge to build global management capacity-building, and watching first hand the implications of free-trade implementation on the first country in Africa to sign an FTA with the US. I am SOOOOO excited about this opportunity and I can't thank the Fulbright Scholarship Board enough for this incredible birthday gift.