Fellow Stories
True gap year stories from Fellows abroad!
Check out the latest blogs from Global Citizen Year Fellows in Brazil, Ecuador, and India!
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Through the Looking-Glass
Bennett Donine
2015-09-05
August 19, 2015 I have pondered for quite some time, the notion that someday I will travel far away from the place I have lived my entire life. I assure you, finding out where has been a long sought imaginative prowl. Today I reach toward a newer and richer experience. Bringing a new light...
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Feliz viernes!
Noah Hapke
2015-09-04
Or, in English, happy Friday! I can’t believe I’ve only been in Quito for a week. Maybe it’s because of this Ecua-time. I live on the hustle-bustle street of Av. Américan, which lies right in the heart of Quito. Every morning I wake up to a slight pollo singing faintly in the distance, just for...
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The Beauty Behind the Madness Feat. Maxxespo
Maxx H. Jordan Espinosa
2015-09-03
Day three in Shrequador: This place, this city, this cultural meltingpot of volcanophobia and awkward bus rides is incredible to say the least. I wake up every morning at 5:30 to the house shaking from large vehicles speeding down the narrow street outside. “I could try and go back to sleep but I think that...
Read MoreTaking a Leap of Faith
Marisa Etzell
2015-09-03
Note: This is a picture of my dad jumping into Crater Lake. I did NOT jump off, I was the photographer. Earlier this summer, my family spent time camping in Oregon. While there, we hiked Cleetwood trail, which led us to Crater Lake. We found a nice area to stop for lunch and I watched...
Read MoreFirst blog post
Timia Pratt
2015-09-02
This is the story of how my life journey has started. I’m some normal city black girl that some how ended up living in China and now India. I literally have 8 months of my life to focus on making connections, learning, roaming, self realizing and just being. This is literally the most ridiculous thing...
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A New Chapter
Madison Lommen
2015-09-02
Today marks the first day of my bridge year. A new chapter waits to be written in Ecuador, where I will work and live with the support of an international network of 84 aspiring young leaders in four countries around the world: Brazil, India, Ecuador, and Senegal. As a global cohort, we have spent the...
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“Home is behind, the world ahead”
Sarah Murray
2015-09-02
18.08.2015 “Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring On my last night at home, my family and I sat down to watch a movie together: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Near...
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Double Dutch
Talia Bailes
2015-09-02
My name is Tali Bailes. I hail from Cincinnati, Ohio where I recently graduated from a local public school, Sycamore High School. This summer I taught at Breakthrough Cincinnati. Breakthrough is an academic summer camp dedicated to preparing underserved middle schoolers for the school year and potentially even college. (Shout out to all of my...
Read MoreFinding Reality
Janet Sebastian-Coleman
2015-08-31
Well, I’ve made it. I safely arrived in Senegal on Friday, although it seems I’ve been here much longer than that. Perhaps its the sun, or the importance of greeting each person you pass, or the streets made of sand, tiles, cement, and paving stones, but its easy to fall into the rhythm of Senegal....
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Mohammed
Allison Douma
2015-08-31
In my Dakar host family there is a one year old boy named Mohamed. Mohamed is adorable, funny, energetic and is still trying to figure out this world he lives in just like I am. When he speaks he is just kind of making guttural noises and my host mom says that nobody can understand...
Read MoreA Beautiful Welcome
Emery Harwell
2015-08-31
As the plane touched down in Quito, a flood of emotions swept over me. Excitement. Apprehension. Sadness. Anxiety. Curiosity. Excitement again… I was missing friends at home, but I couldn’t wait to experience this new place with my new friends from Global Citizen Year. Of course this was all complimented by the inability to pop...
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This is life.
Rosalie Bull
2015-08-30
“It’s going to be hard.” I’ve heard that so many times leading up to this moment, usually from my own smiling mouth. “Oh yeah, it’ll be hard but definitely worth it.” I have a new appreciation for those words after this week. This week, I got my first taste of hardship;...
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