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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Papi Pollo
Olivia Dutra
2018-04-03
Spending the last seven months here in Ecuador with my family they have come to learn what a picky eater I am. In a country that sometimes enjoys eating cow liver, chicken feet, and guinea pig (its actually delicious) I often found myself pleading for an uncle, dad, or anyone near me to take the...
Read MoreI Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye
Elizabeth Ollila
2018-04-03
And now I’m here–in a place I have only dreamed of often wondered if it would actually arrive. I have 1 day left with my host family. After 193 days with these incredible people, and after making the town of Girón my home, it will all come to an end. When I first sat down...
Read MoreFrom Then Until Now- A Year in Photos
Jordan Kendall
2018-04-02
Quito, September 15. The moment I realized that the friends I would make during this year would become some of the people I cherish most in the world. Sigsig, September 29. My first day at my apprenticeship. A day full of confusion and fear of the unknown. Cuenca, October 28. Finding out one of my...
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A Digital Time-Capsule of My Life Post-Travel
Sadie Troup
2018-04-02
Hey everybody. I figured that since I started this blog back on August 23rd with “A Digital Time-Capsule of My Life Pre-Travel” I might as well end it the same way. It’s insane to be sitting in my kitchen right now writing this, knowing that six months ago I did the...
Read MoreTLTD Vlogs: Day 12
Marissa Emerson
2018-04-02
The Last 30 Days (Day 12): March 18, 2018Today I ate encebollado, played soccer, dropped my phone a thousand times, and got some college news. It’s one of those days I’m glad I have an OtterBox phone case as well. (Some random text at the 1:07 mark. Sorry ’bout that)Memory of the Day: Ramona...
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Marissa Emerson
2018-04-02
The Last 30 Days (Day 11): March 17, 2018Today I drank a lot of tea, wrote some blog post drafts by hand, and did a Q+A because I didn’t have enough footage.Memory of the Day: Seeing some solid representation on children’s’ television. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkE3aVEvm6c [vc_video link=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkE3aVEvm6c’] Please DONATE to my Global Citizen Year...
Read MoreTLTD Vlogs: Day 10
Marissa Emerson
2018-04-02
The Last 30 Days (Day 10): March 16, 2018Today I was mistaken for a dog, went to a festival on a mountain, and dragged a student out of my class by the ear.Memory of the Day: Getting back to the school to see 9 students in the main office just balling their eyes out....
Read MoreTLTD Vlogs: Day 9
Marissa Emerson
2018-04-02
The Last 30 Days (Day 9): March 15, 2018Today I ran into some familiar faces, had Spanish class, and visited an Otavalo-style shop.Memory of the Day: Dancing in the living room for about an hour before bed. I danced alone, but my music was pretty snazzy. Gabriela laughed at me on regular intervals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R40WnrXYyIY[vc_video...
Read MoreSaying Goodbye
Callista Helms
2018-04-01
This year has been a constant cycle of goodbyes— starting off by leaving our family and friends to start off our adventure in Stanford. This cycle continues as we prepare to say goodbye to our communities, new friends, host families, and apprenticeships that we have experienced for the past eight months. During high school, I...
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My Open Letter to My English Students
JuliaGrace Walker
2018-03-31
Mis estudiantes chistosos, locos, amables, risueños, divertidos, pacientes, y sonrientes, Estos siete meses han sido… No puedo creer que hace siete meses yo estaba parada, nerviosa, en frente de sus salas alistándome a presentarme por primera vez con ustedes. El entusiasmo para aprender inglés que ustedes tienen ha mejorado...
Read MoreThe First Goodbyes
Sy Richardson Dragon
2018-03-31
This Thursday I said goodbye to all the students I’ve been teaching for the past seven months. The class wrote me notes, many of which asked me to stay or at the very least “come back monthly”. The concept of a visa and, well, money was a bit lost on them, but I was thankful...
Read MoreQ&A Blog
Patil Khakhamian
2018-03-30
This blog’s purpose is to answer some questions I’d received. Application process- do they have any specific requirements? How hard is it to get a scholarship? What are the factors affecting the fact of getting a scholarship? The Global Citizen Year application process is quite simple. The 2 requirements that come to mind are (1)...
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