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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My Favorite Meal
Faith Anderson
2019-05-09
Rice has always been my favorite food, going to India that didn't change. The best gift my host mother gave to me was her food. The day before I left I walked into the kitchen where she had prepped all the ingredients for my favorite dish of hers, masala rice. She then walked me through...
Read MoreViviendo el momento en paz
Ndenda Mutsaku
2019-05-09
Español Que sucede cuando pones a una latina que le encanta estar bailando y moviéndose en un país donde la gente se sienta en silencio por 2 horas. Una latina que siempre quiere solo concentrarse y termina el trabajo para después poder hacer lo que quiera y no tener que preocuparse por ello, que la...
Read MoreCollege Ready!
Sarah Montross
2019-05-06
Before departing for Ecuador, I was pretty sure I knew what I wanted to study in college: public health. During high school, I was fortunate enough to discover my passion for learning about inequalities and injustices through a series of classes structured around researching global issues. I threw myself into every project and field trip...
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Returning Home
Alexander Taylor
2019-05-06
[image: Senegalese Outfit.jpg] Note: Keep in mind I can only speak from my own experience. However, I would like to make a blog post that would really challenge the “single story” that has perpetuated when describing Senegal and the continent it resides in. Before embarking on my journey, the founder of Global Citizen Year, Abby...
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The struggles of coming back
Aissatou Tagaty Badio
2019-05-06
It’s funny to see that, when we first arrived in our sites in-country, we were crying because we didn’t want to stay. We all cried at the end because we didn’t want to leave. Now I’m back home and everything feels surreal. I used to find comfort in rooftops. I spent 8 months on rooftops...
Read MoreWhat Have You Learned?
London Samson
2019-05-06
Just a small section from my answer to the question “What have you learned this year?” “…So much. I’ve learned that while I am an outgoing and outspoken person I desperately need my alone time in order to stay mentally healthy. I’ve learned that no matter the situation I always try to see the best...
Read MoreIdentity in a Sea of Ambiguity
Ashley Trejo
2019-05-03
Hola ~ Hello ~ नमस्कार In my life, there are few times that questions have truly stumped me and left me scrambling to formulate a clear response. The majority of these instances are linked to any question asked by TSA that turn me into a clammy, stuttering mess for absolutely no reason. Although, I suppose...
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Pictures (and Sounds) of My Ecuadorian Day
Macy Lipkin
2019-05-01
When I found out I’d be going to Ecuador, I pictured myself walking down a long dirt road in the rain. That was pretty much it. I didn’t know what else to expect. I had no idea how my daily life in Ecuador would look, especially given that I wouldn’t find out where I’d be...
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La situación actual de los Venezolanos
Adriana Martinez-Smiley
2019-04-30
(An article I wrote for the radio station I worked at.) Para muchos ecuatorianos, la vida cotidiana está plagada de la presencia de los venezolanos. La mayoría de ellos ocupan las calles, venden productos baratos o baten alrededor de carteles que relatan su historia de vida. Una pregunta que muchos ciudadanos ecuatorianos se hacen a...
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Haku Wasima
Anna Sophie Tinneny
2019-04-29
“‘You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place,’ I told him, ‘like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again.’” Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran As I stepped...
Read MoreOn Leaving – A free write from my favourite cafe
Jasmine Johnson
2019-04-29
1/02/19 – La Cosecha When you go to a place you never think that it will be the last time. I’ve been thinking about how I’ve got such little time left and that not only people do I need to say goodbye to but places as well. Why is that? Say goodbye to a place?...
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Snaps and Captions Part 3
Jasmine Johnson
2019-04-29
*February * *Cotacachi* [image: IMG_4255.jpg] The best thing about Ecuador is the plethora of puppies. This was another fellow’s latest addition to her family and I couldn’t help but carry him around like the sleepy baby he is. *Tena * [image: f4f49682-61dc-4a78-b0c2-559a76ccae91.jpg] This is our good morning at 5 am face. We were able to...
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