Today we kicked off our Fulbright orientation with coffee and pulla, a delicious cardamom-spiced breakfast bread. We received a kind welcome from Jeffrey Reneau, the Counselor for Press and Public Affairs at the American Embassy in Helsinki, and lots of useful information from the ever-helpful staff at the Finland Fulbright Commission. I am beyond excited to be one of over 1600 people (including our very own Librarian of Congress) who have participated in the Finnish-American Fulbright program since the 1950s.