Her first Fulbright was a special month-long program in Jordan for scholars prepared in two or more disciplines and was designed to increase knowledge and awareness about the Islamic faith. Her second Fulbright was in Nyireghaza and Budapest, Hungary where she taught public health nursing. Part of the reason she decided to pursue Fulbright programs is that she evaluated it was an important experience for her to live cross-culturally in another country and to experience being a non-dominant individual of the majority culture, not know the language, etc. She valued the opportunity to learn about more cultural differences and to continue becoming a global citizen.