Fellow Stories

Live From The Field

Mandula Bashu van den Berg

2016-03-16

Because sometimes there is no lesson. No takeaway. Sometimes things are just fun.    

Uncaptured Moments

Anna Del Savio

2016-03-16

“A picture says a thousand words” I’ve never understood that. I love taking photos, looking through photos, trying to pick out stories from photos – but they will always have some shortcomings that words don’t have. Coming into my last month in my community, I have occasionally felt stressed about all the photos I haven’t...

Food Struggles

Gabriel Lucas Yerdon

2016-03-15

Disclaimer- I am by no means a Brazilian food expert and I have not been able to experiment all of the local cuisine. This is just a small window into the severe struggles and mouthwatering successes that I have had. Wondering what some unique foods down here might be? There are plenty. A common sweet...

Dear current and future high school students

Brooke Donner

2016-03-15

Dear current and future high school students, There will come a time, for most of you, when you apply to college. You’ll flip through the Fiske Guide, Google photos of campuses, and join Facebook groups full of other applicants just like you. You’ll make a list with three sections— reach, match, and safety— and a...

No tounge

Brittany Abelein

2016-03-14

 Normal kids have nightmares about monsters living under their bed, being eaten alive by werewolves, or being chased by the boogieman. I on the other hand, had recurring dreams (or nightmares I should say) throughout my life about being mute. The very thought of not being able to converse with someone, or not being able to communicate in a...

20/20 Vision

Brittany Abelein

2016-03-14

Are you alive? Are you really living? Yes, I know you have a pulse- but are you ALIVE?! What is the meaning of your life, or anything before this, has it mattered? I’m suddenly brought back to reality as I splash cold water on my face, getting ready for another day to begin. I can’t...

Blurred Lines

Brittany Abelein

2016-03-14

I feel pain poking at me from different points in my stomach, sweat rapidly beading down my forehead and collecting on my upper lip. So, this is India. I am overwhelmed by the suffocating air, traffic, and stares from people as I walk through the market for the first time. After only two hours of being...

95 kids

Brittany Abelein

2016-03-14

Sitting in a classroom Wanting to make value of this time Mind wanders Notebook & pen gets pulled out Jumbled words Catching up on thoughts Spacing out Screams break the train Reality hits In a classroom Residing in India A light bulb Ink hits the page Chaos makes sense

Indian Fashion + GIVEAWAY!

Momo Manalang R.

2016-03-11

Confessions of an awful person

Timia Pratt

2016-03-08

I feel so bad haha, when I go home people are gonna ask me about all the crazy things I did and experienced. Sad to say but I have a pretty normal life. I have a family- mom, dad, brothers, sister in laws, neice, and nephew I had a job that I was terrible at....

Meet the Family Video

Janet Sebastian-Coleman

2016-03-08

March 7th: As I begin my final month of my homestay in Ibel, Senegal here’s a look at the people, my family, that have made this year all it is. Meet the Family from Janet Sebastian-Coleman on Vimeo.  

Vivo no presente – Ilha do Mel.

Indira Patel

2016-03-07

Sigo na vida Meu Caminho. Pelos caminhos que a vida leva. Em um tempo de sonhos felizes. Sem atraso só crescimento Da vida, sou aprendiz Na dureza difícil, subo montanhas. Para encher-me de jubilo ao topo Quando as taças comemoram. As conquista sem satírico E no ofício da vida, caminho bifurcam-se. Oportunidades mil revelam-se. Mas...