Benjamin Pearlstone

School and Graduation Year: CAS ’20
Program: BA in Economics
Fulbright Country: Spain

Ben is a recent Boston University graduate in Economics and is a Fulbright Grantee for the English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Spain. He has a passion for languages and linguistics and considers himself a burgeoning polyglot. Ben sees language as key to understanding a culture at its core. Throughout college, Ben challenged himself to use Spanish media and art to give a culturally immersive context to his language studies. Through Spanish media, he acquired a newfound appreciation for Spanish history which inspired his grant’s purpose: to teach through the arts. He hopes to develop a curriculum for his Fulbright grant in Spain that uses American media and music to teach English and American culture. Ben aspires to use the Fulbright ETA grant as a springboard for a career in education or diplomacy.