Fellow Stories

What am I doing in Senegal? – Part 2

2018-10-15

Continuing from my first post, I am going to talk about my personal agenda in this one. Two weeks into Senegal, I have made up some expectations for myself such as learning languages, having a family and being fit. My first goal is learning languages because I believe that languages would be my lasting connection...

To Be a Woman

Maria Bossert

2018-10-14

*   I realize that I’m typing this with white knuckles.   I realize that my jaw is tense as the I recall the words of recent headlines swirling in my brain.   I realize that I’m biased, and I carry my biases with me in this blog post.   However…   This post is...

So, How’s India So Far?

Elizabeth Farrell

2018-10-14

The view beside my school one morning before work “I just realized I have not been on this good earth for so long..” something my host sister said in response to finding out I was born in 1999 the first time we hung out together. This statement of hers encapsulates exactly how I felt the...

Grounding

Julia-Braunig

2018-10-13

It’s been a little more than a month and I feel strangely normal and real in my routine. There’s my apprenticeship at the church and I feel so welcomed by the children there. They mostly come from low-income households and seem to lack a lot of attention at home, which is why they quickly opened...

Fwd: Mi primer mes en Brasil. My first month in Brazil

Mauro Ramirez-Azofeifa

2018-10-12

El 2 de Septiembre llegué a Brasil. Después de un largo viaje de más de 30 horas desde la Universidad de Stanford. En mi primer semana estuve recibiendo capacitación en el sur de la Isla de Florianópolis. Desde el primer momento me sentí como en casa cuando comí arroz, frijoles, frutas, ensalada y carnes. El...

Every individual is a unique existence of this world.

Qianran Yang

2018-10-12

Every individual is a unique existence of this world. “We live alone, we die alone” “Everything else is just an illusion.” ———“The art of getting by” I guess the existence of every individual on this earth is unique and irreplaceable. What are you doing while I’m writing this text? Probably reading a book? Watching a...

Chapter 4: The Goats Here, They Burp

Xandra Coleman

2018-10-11

Perhaps my largest intention for this trip is to focus on my personal development and self-discovery. In order to do that, I’ve been told that it is important to become more mindful of one’s surroundings, environment, and self. Therefore, as part of this journey, each month I will be writing one blog focused on one...

Running Relatively Blind

Ellie Van Gorden

2018-10-11

Running relatively blind has its pros and cons. On one hand, the colors at dusk blend together and create a beautiful orange glow all around you; but on the other hand, you can’t quite distinguish where the puddles of water turn into mud. I had yet to consider how I was going to go running...

Beautiful People and Happenings

Ellie Van Gorden

2018-10-11

I slowly wake to the sound of Taps bellowing out of the ancient speakers lining the walls of the military base about 100 yards out from my bedroom window. The sun creeps in through my draping white curtain, and I hear the rooster crow. I feel the footsteps approaching; the troops chant and sing in...

Under the mora tree

Pamela Martinez

2018-10-10

[image: IMG_5532 copy.jpg] October 7th. It’s been a month since I moved to my new host family and tomorrow I will be moving again. I am moving because of circumstances I will not publicly mention since I rather saved the families’ privacy. From all the things I will leave here – and I will undoubtedly...

Days get busier

Pamela Martinez

2018-10-10

I was biking (at 7 am) on my way to APAE when I met Kiko (my supervisor) who also works on a project called “monitoramento marino”, where they take kids to beaches like Gamboa with the hope of looking at whales. I went with them, and I finally saw whales! There were from 6 to...

Embracing the Uncomfortable

Sundhya Alter

2018-10-09

Today is October 9th. Not only does that mean that i’ve been in Ecuador for about one month but it also means fall. The leaves change into beautiful gold, red and orange colors and its the time when apples are the right amount of crispy. The air is chilled so vests are now again in...