The English Language Studies Department at the University of Osijek is joined this year by Grace Penta from the University of Chicago. Grace is a Fulbright award recipient, selected by the Croatian Ministry and Science and Education and the United States government and placed in Osijek for nine months. She actively supports teaching at the university level, more precisely in English language classes in the 2022-2023 academic year, and has already joined the work of the American Corners office in Osijek. As a native speaker, she will gladly accept invitations from schools and other departments of the university for short visits as an ambassador of American culture and an English language resource. We are very pleased that Grace is with us this year. She can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.