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Kelsi teaching Culinary Diplomacy at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.

Kelsi teaching Culinary Diplomacy at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

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As a Fulbright Lecturer and professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, I am teaching four courses in the Global Education Institute: culinary diplomacy, communicating science, diversity and inclusion, and intercultural communication. One…

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Fulbright Japan 2024-2025

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I’m thrilled to start my Fulbright Scholar program in Japan for the 2024-2025 academic year! This opportunity is not only a professional milestone but also a personal dream come true. The program started with a…

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Hiking in Arizona! Grand Canyon, Sedona, Prescott, Phoenix

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With Kelsi living and working the past year in Arizona, we enjoyed exploring the beautiful sunny state. Here is a collection of our hikes in the Grand Canyon, Phoenix, Sedona, and Prescott. Grand Canyon National…

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Kelsi- Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Japan 2024-2025

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I am thrilled to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Japan for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.  I will teach food and…

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Interview, BBC Food Chain “How to Read a Menu”

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How do you read a menu? Top down? Zoom in on the boxed listings? Decide by price? Whether there are photos? Or how they are described? All these are factors to how we read a…

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On TV! History Channel’s “The Food That Built Asia”

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We were thrilled to be part of A & E Network Asia, History Channel’s“The Food That Built Asia” 6-episode documentary about the history, key people, and important moments behind Asia’s greatest foods. We were on…

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Presentation and poster- 18th International Pragmatics Conference, Brussels

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We were delighted to present at the 18th International Pragmatics Conference, a biannual conference attended by over 1500 linguists! This year it was held at Université Libre de Bruxelles in Brussels, Belgium. There were many…

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Conversation on Table Manners: Keri, Kelsi, and Ivan Brehm at Appetite, Singapore

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We led an engaging conversation on Table Manners with chef Ivan Brehm at Appetite, the creative collaborative space above his Michelin-starred restaurant Nouri in Singapore. In our stimulating discussion, we delved deep into how we…

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Presentation at Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore

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We were speakers at the Monday Morning Lectures series at the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore. Invited by Friends of the Museum, we gave a live presentation on beef and its historical and cultural significance…

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Zip, Bike, and Cook in Phuket, Thailand

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A tropical, beach island, Phuket, Thailand, is only a two-hour flight from Singapore, so we love to go as often as we can. In a recent trip, we did a zip line, a coast-to-coast bike…

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