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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Gender Roles in Ecuador
Shukura Babirye
2017-10-15
Something that I have notice whilst being here in Ecuador is the importance of defining gender. I never knew how much of a female dominant presence I had in my own family home until I arrived here. Yesterday was very interesting because all the females during dinner had red mugs, and the father of the...
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Cada Dia Es Loco!(At My Internship)
Christopher Maloney
2017-10-14
On day one of my internship I found out I would be teaching not at one school but four. I start my day at 8:20 in the morning at the millennial school in Urcuqui. This complex consists of two schools about a block apart. Looking at my daily schedule, I Inevitably guess incorrectly which of...
Read MoreCapoeira is Treachery
Nick Cleveland-Stout
2017-10-14
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Read MoreThings I hope I don’t forget
Layla Solatan
2017-10-13
A simple video about a few things special to Ecuador, Ibarra, or my experience that I hope remember long after my year here. [vc_video link=’https://youtu.be/NGbmfXlDZmo’]
Read MoreSocial conventionalism, free will, and Senegal
Shannon Yuen
2017-10-12
The way I see it, too much social conventionalism makes you dumb and that free will is never quite free. (wow preachings from an edgy teen how insightful) But I say this only because I’ve experienced what most people have — realizing that they want from life is clouded by social expectations. So I managed...
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My Courage Is A Bucketful of Dirty Laundry
Elise Leise
2017-10-12
My hands plunge into the bucket of soapy water in search of the next piece of clothing. Grabbing a corner, scrubbing vigorously, I rid the fabric of all the dust smudges, sweat, and rice I tried to eat with my hands but that decorated my shirt instead. The sun hits hot on the nape of my...
Read MoreMonth 1, Theme: Happiness
Isabelle Johnson
2017-10-12
Hello All! The culture shock has subsided, the fog has cleared, and i can finally form semi-rational thoughts about the last 3-4 weeks. It's been an eye-opening, difficult and wonderful adventure. First of all, I am starting to get used to all of the little aspects of life here that are so different compared to...
Read MoreDia das Crianças & Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Leonardo Salvatore
2017-10-12
Dia das Crianças—the equivalent of International/Universal Children’s Day—is one of the most important holidays in Brazil. Today schools are closed and fireworks fill the sky with vivid colors. Children receive presents from their families and friends, eat lots of cake and other candies, and have fun during a day that is meant to celebrate the...
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Isabel Munoz Beaulieu
2017-10-12
I’ve been contemplating for a while what to write my next blog about, and I came to the conclusion that pictures speak more than a thousand words, and hence I will show you my first month through them! Life in the village is very chill, and people would often just sit under a tree a...
Read MoreTBH: The First Month(s) of a Bridge Year in Senegal
Wyatt Foster
2017-10-10
October 3, 2017 Anyone remember TBH’s? Talking about them now seems juvenile and trivial, but I remember at one point in middle school getting in a fight with one of my best friends because I didn’t write her a long enough TBH on her Facebook wall (don’t worry we made up love you Grace (:...
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Thanks, man
Soraya Waller
2017-10-10
This one is gonna be pretty short, not really a story as much as a brief expression of gratitude. I suppose I owe a lot to various Japanese men I've never met, but right now I just wanted to take a brief moment to thank one in particular. I get a lot of people asking...
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Nicolas Livon-Navarro
2017-10-09
It’s really hard for me to sit here in front of my computer with a large white screen in front of me and try to put into words what my experience here is like. I learned in school that there are two types of experiences that circle around two types of happiness. The first is...
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