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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The Best Parts Of My EcuaLife
Maddy Gibson
2018-10-22
Despite the romanticized idea of moving to another country, my adjustment to life in Ecuador has been quite the challenge. Whether it’s home sickness, culture shock, language barriers, isolation, or everything all at once, making it through some days can be tough. Don’t get me wrong, I’m infatuated with Ecuador and its people and culture....
Read MoreA Month In One Day
Maddi McGirr
2018-10-22
I wake up this morning in my cosy (small) room, slits of sunlight creeping through the curtain, the sound of the fan blended with the sounds of my host family preparing for the day outside. The morning starts with an array of “Sala Malay kum” ‘s and ” Nanga def”s , Ça va? Ça va....
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A Weekend in the Village
Khalil Laltoo
2018-10-22
I originally intended to write a poem about this experience, but sometimes poetry can be a bit strenuous. If a journal entry is like a window into someone’s life, then a poetry is like a prism. Disconnected events, colors, feelings, and fleeting moments are condensed into a single ray. Two days ago I arrived in...
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My Everyday Life in Ecuador
Bihotza James-Lejarcegui
2018-10-21
Sorry this is so long but I want you guys to know what my everyday life looks like in Ecuador! I am not building houses, providing poor children with toilet paper, or going on touristic excursions every weekend– I am living the life as an average, middle class Ecuadorian, and it is important for me...
Read MoreA contrast in self-initiated businesses in Brazil and Pakistan.
Maryam Baloch
2018-10-21
A contrast in self-initiated businesses in Brazil and Pakistan. I not only took handful but also asked my host aunt to pack some freshly baked cookies for me to bring home. The cookie dough is really easy to make but also needs to have the right amount of flour, milk and sugar for an admirable...
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How I Transitioned into My New Life in Ecuador
Ivana Filipovic
2018-10-19
Deseo que siempre tengas: AGUA – para beber FUEGO – para calentar AIRE – para respirar TIERRA – para vivir en ella These words were written on a sign in an ecological toilet in Kinti Wasi, a community based in rural Suscal, in the province of Cañar. It was started by women who want to...
Read MoreOn Insticts
Grace Peel
2018-10-19
It was 10:30 AM on a Saturday morning. I walked out of a tienda near the bus terminal in Otavalo with a new $15 SD card in hand. I was pretty sure it wasn’t actually compatible with my camera, but I had to buy it because I had forgotten mine at home and was already...
Read MoreA Potential Reality: Gaining More Than I Give
Jaime Givens
2018-10-19
I was in a Tufts 1+4 orientation session when I scribbled down the phrase that “success can be more abstract.” I scribbled this phrase into my notebook after I asked a question about the potential guilt that will accompany gaining more from my gap year than the community I will be working with. One peer...
Read MoreInside the Enclosure
David Jiang
2018-10-18
Inside the Enclosure “David, let’s go to the zoo.” These were six words that once foreshadowed afternoons of pure joy during my childhood: a time when I excitedly zipped around from cage to cage, an adventurer in search of exotic beasts. Animals were my childhood passion, my first love. National Geographic magazines and Planet Earth...
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Tseion Amare
2018-10-18
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Piero Torres Marruffo
2018-10-18
Welcome to my Global Citizen Year blog! Subscribe and follow along on on my adventures during my gap year abroad.
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Isabel Clarkin
2018-10-18
Welcome to my Global Citizen Year blog! Subscribe and follow along on on my adventures during my gap year abroad.
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