Fellow Stories
True gap year stories from Fellows abroad!
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Where in the World Am I?
Avery Ashwill
2012-11-29
No, this is not some uplifting, inspiring post about identity as a North American living in Latin America. This is actually just a post about where in the world I am. I figured this is obligatory, because I’ve been in Brazil since September and haven’t even mentioned my whereabouts. And that’s just inconsiderate. So, let me answer some questions for you....
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Waste Not, Want Not
Emily Ford
2012-11-29
The singular light bulb in my room went out. No big deal, I thought. It was late in the evening when I noticed and I didn’t want to disturb my family. Using my flashlight, I simply went to sleep, vowing to ask for a light bulb the next morning. However I didn’t remember until I returned home from...
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“Everyone eats today”
Marisa Comeau-Kerege
2012-11-29
We all sat around two long tables in anticipation of our Thanksgiving feast. “There is going to be so much food,” we were told over and over again. We were all bubbling with excitement. When our meals came, one thing stuck out to me. There was a lot of food, but there were also 33...
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Dafa Metti
Emily Ford
2012-11-29
I find myself wishing for rougher hands so that I wouldn’t wince from the heat of the rice as I eat. I want my spine to be perfectly aligned to avoid the sore back I endure after spending hours picking bissap. And I curse my eyes for being so sensitive that they tear up from the smoke as I...
Read MoreEighteen
Talia Katz
2012-11-29
Tang Aning Segi — Malinke Eighteen — English Dix-huit — Francais Fuk ak Djurom Nyet — Wolof Maybe it’s because we scrutinize that which is closest to us, but I think I’ve begun to over analize the number 18. Although logically 18 is a number and thus should retain a certain universal meaning, I’ve...
Read MoreDay in Yambiro!
Jackie Brown
2012-11-29
My average day in my community of Yambiro, Ecuador! Hope you enjoy 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoWqKJoQzOU&feature=youtu.be
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Last day of Quito, Reflections
Graham Collins
2012-11-29
[This was written months ago during my last day in Quito. Here are my thoughts of then, and I will try to do a new blog around the 1st of December with my current thoughts and activities. Even the inserts in this post from after writing are from months ago. I will literally copy and...
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An Assortment of Thoughts from September
Graham Collins
2012-11-29
Thoughts: I could have sworn I heard the “nyan cat” when I was walking down the street today. I was in the middle of Mindo when Ecuador scored a goal against Chile, and the whole town up and down the street just started yelling. It was pretty awesome. The recurring mistake I make in Spanish...
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Various Thoughts
Nathan Edwards
2012-11-29
Hello family and friends!! Greetings from Ecuador! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving’s, whether it was passed with family or friends. This was my first Thanksgiving away from my family, and although I missed them dearly, I had a fantastic Thanksgiving. The fellows of my region and of another region (24 total) got together to...
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Ely Kadish
2012-11-28
7:00 am I wake up and begin my day Mornings consist of helping get Valentina (the baby) dressed, cleaning my half of the room and setting the table for breakfast 8:40am I wait for my bus to come speeding down the road.. In the background I watch Volcán Imbabura peak out through the...
Read MoreThe Domino Effect
Claire Amsden
2012-11-27
Sometimes you have to get rid of your inhibitions and dance like no one is watching. That’s not just a corny saying, I mean that literally. Sometimes, when the TV show Dakar Ne Dort Pas (Dakar Doesn’t Sleep) is filming on the street in front of your homestay family’s house, you have to get up...
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A Day in My Life
Chloe Bash
2012-11-27
See the gallery below for what my typical day looks like!
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