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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A Small Tribute to Senegal
Wyatt Foster
2018-04-13
My Gap Year i[vc_video link=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LveuFrKSjWg&feature=youtu.be’]n Senegal Throughout this year I’ve taken many videos of my experience in country and would like to be able to share just a small portion of my time in Senegal. Please enjoy!!
Read MoreUma Receita Brasileira
Alexi Strike
2018-04-13
Surprisingly enough, cake made up a huge part of my gap year. The first thing I ate when I gave up veganism was Bolo de Cenoura. Whether or not it was the culprit of my weight gain is unknown (but likely; cake was almost always a part of cafe da tarde (afternoon coffee break), and often...
Read MoreA Love (& a Little Dislike) Letter to Senegal
Wyatt Foster
2018-04-12
Sénégal, wow. It has been quite a ride. You've taught me so much about what it means to me part of a community, to feel homesickness, to engage in tough love, to live with less, to live out of my comfort zone, to shower with a bucket, to sweat constantly, to eat rice everyday single...
Read MoreHow are ya feeling?
Glory Jacquat
2018-04-07
unready- like I'm saying goodbye to my life again. I've packed my life into two bags once again, with a backpack soon to be strapped to me, yet my life spills out everywhere, as if I had never packed in the first place. its an intangible context- sure, I need clothes to cover my body,...
Read MoreThe time when I was crucified and kissed by a priest
Filip Carnogursky
2018-04-06
The diversity of Brazil is ubiquitous: myriad of sweet juicy fruits, numberless species in the fertile oceans and influences of cultures and religions from around the world. Through colonization, African religions mixed with European ones, mainly with Christianity, and formed unique religions found only here. Still, Brazil is predominantly Christian with 80 percent of...
Read MoreAmigo de fe
Carlos Henriquez
2018-04-04
This year I've been away from my dearest friends. I've stayed in touch with the ones I love the most and a Brazilian song that has helped me the most to kill the "saudades" has been Amigo de fe by Roberto Carlos. And because it means so much to me I decided to share the...
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Final Community Project
Carlos Henriquez
2018-04-04
Projeto Manezinho Global For my final community project I had a series of presentations about opportunities to study abroad for public high schools students in Brazil. People were extremely welcoming and many were fascinated to hear about programs like UWC, Youth Ambassadors and Empoderándo a Latinoamérica.
Read MoreA Nice Treat!
Gabriel Varlack
2018-04-04
I thought I'd leave you all with a great simple desert recipe of a very popular treat you eat in Brazil, brigadeiro! Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter 1 can condensed milk 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 1/2 cup water Chocolate sprinkles Shaved coconut Directions In a pan over a medium flame, add half of the butter. After the butter melts, add...
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Independet Travel
Carlos Henriquez
2018-04-04
A few photos from my trip to Rio de Janeiro. Cristo Redentor Ipanema Beach My fellow fellows at the Jardim Botânico Art Sunlight, a lot of it 🌞 Copacabana Beach Traffic Trump haters
Read MoreHow Hard It Is To Say Goodbye
Gabriel Varlack
2018-04-04
Today was a very difficult day, as it was my last day together with my host family. I woke up super early to say goodbye to everyone before they left to go to work, school, etc. I finished washing my laundry and hung it out to dry. I put everything I brought with me and...
Read MoreJiu Jitsu Tournament
Gabriel Varlack
2018-04-04
Even though I had lost this fight, I had gained so much from this experience. It showed me how much room I have to improve and motivates to train harder and harder each day until I can become as experienced as my father/friend/sensei. I am so blessed to be where I am and continue to...
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Pupusas in Brazil!
Carlos Henriquez
2018-04-04
I'm from El Salvador and I've been in Brazil over the last 7 months. I've been craving pupusas since I arrived and this week I finally had the pleasure to cook with my host aunt! I feel extremely thankful for all the time I spent with my host family and extended host family.
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