2019-06-09
The first thing everyone asks after not seeing you for 8 months is, "So how was it?". After hearing this question time and time again, I now have a method of explaining my year abroad. I usually start off with saying it was a mix of everything, making sure to let my audience know that...
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Wow I am 3 months into my experience and I can say "good morning" , "goodnight", and "Can I order a sandwich". Haha okay not actually but around 3 months into my experience I was starting to question my language learning capabilities. I felt like I was in rut and wouldn't break through. Once I...
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Language Learning: Wow I am 3 months into my experience and I can sat "good morning" , "goodnight", and "Can I order a sandwich". Haha okay not actually but around 3 months into my experience I was starting to question my language learning capabilities. I felt like I was in rut and wouldn't break through....
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The Homestay: When I was first dropped off at my original homestay, I was overwhelmed with curiosity and excitement for being in a foreign country about to meet the people I would stay with for the remainder of my time in Brazil. My Family was amazing to say the least. I lived with an older...
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The Apprenticeship: 4 days a week, Monday through Thursday I would work at APAE, a School for Special-Needs Students. The specific school that I worked at was the largest in my region of Brazil, with around 600 students attending aging from 2 years old to 89 years old. I worked in helping the Physical education...
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2019-06-08
Since coming back from Brazil I feel a greater sense of gratitude. After spending some time thinking about why I might feel this way, I have come to the conclusion that it was mainly due to my apprenticeship during my year abroad. I worked at the largest special-needs school in my region of Brazil. I...
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2019-03-11
Wow, I cant believe that we have all already reached March of 2019. It seems like just a bit ago we were all still in San Francisco. If there is one thing I have learned while being abroad, it is that time goes fast. Even in the moments when I didn’t want to be here,...
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Welcome to my Global Citizen Year blog! Subscribe and follow along on on my adventures during my gap year abroad.
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