Rodriguez graduated from Trinity with a double major in International Studies and Hispanic Studies. She is the daughter of Manuel Rodriguez and Yanina Montiel and grew up in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. While at Trinity, Rodriguez was a Brownell Scholar.

The grant will allow Rodriguez to teach English in Uruguay. The other ’07 recipients from Trinity include Katie Gordon of Haverford, PA, who will teach in Argentina; Caitlin Schiller of West Hartford, CT, who will teach in Spain; and Laurence Tooth of Midway, KY, who will teach in Germany. 
Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 279,500 participants worldwide with the opportunity to observe each other’s political, economic, and cultural institutions, exchange ideas, and embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world’s inhabitants. In the past 60 years, more than 105,000 students from the United States have benefited from the Fulbright experience.
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