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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First Blog Post

2018-08-26

  Thanks and Greetings   To begin, I would like to thank everyone who donated to the fundraiser allowing me, and others like me, to take part in this exciting program. I really appreciate your support. I would also like to thank those who have supported me in different ways to achieve my goal and...

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Pre-departure Questions!

2018-08-26

  I depart for Global Launch and an incredible journey tomorrow morning. I am overwhelmed as I prepare myself physically , mentally and emotionally for what’s to come over the next 7 months. In the past year, since I have announced my decision to travel to Ecuador with Global Citizen Year, I have been bombarded...

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The Beginning

2018-08-26

Five hours before my flight to San Francisco. I’m sitting in a quiet restaurant at the airport. I found a nice corner where I am quite hidden from everyone else. I left home about 15 hours ago, and it’s funny to think that I am not going to see my parents and my three little...

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Dear Future Self

2018-08-26

Dear a different person,   You’re about to embark on the wildest journey that you will probably ever experience in your lifetime; it’s a decision you made on a whim, but for some reason those are the ones that work out best for you. You took the take the road less paved saying maybe a...

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Some Notes on Leaving to Return

2018-08-25

To my friends and family,   In thinking about leaving for Brazil, I have thought a lot about running away. Running away from Oakland, from the tough persona I developed in high school. Running from parts of my life that I didn’t know how to process or sit in. I thought I didn’t know how...

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Alexander Taylor Blog post #1

2018-08-25

Na nga def (Greetings)! I am getting ready to go on the trip of a lifetime. I first want to thank all of my supporters for providing me with this opportunity! Your help has been truly instrumental!Why is the Opportunity Important to me?1) Personal Growth:Throughout my time in high-school, I was always driven to explore...

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First Blog

2018-08-25

As the last one of my graduating friends to leave this summer, I’ve had the pleasure (or burden) of saying good-bye to all of them individually. While painful, going through so many farewells has given me the opportunity to reflect on the changes occuring in my life. Primarily, it has forced me to realize just...

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Um Peixe Amarelo

2018-08-25

In the last two years I lived in UWC Dilijan, an international boarding school in Armenia. There I met many friends from all over the world and got to know about Global Citizen Year. One of my closest friend there is Brazilian and he used to show me a bunch of music from Brazil- which...

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What Have I Gotten My Self Into?

2018-08-25

Welcome to my first blog post!   I just want to address the fact that I have absolutely no idea what to share at this point 😅. The last three weeks have truly been a blur. I have had to pack up my life and put it in a bag, I have had to see family...

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El hasta pronto de Costa Rica y el principio de Brasil. The see you soon of Costa Rica and the beginning of Brazil.

2018-08-25

Hoy no es un día cualquiera, hoy es un día importante, ¿por qué? Porque es el cumpleaños de mi amada madre  y además porque el día de hoy a las 5:00pm despega mi vuelo para los Estados Unidos hacía el estado de California en donde voy a estar primeramente por una semana en la Universidad...

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Family manifesto

2018-08-25

I have the biggest family in the world. When I say big i mean REALLY  BIG. I am the first to 50 sisters and brothers with lots of uncles and aunties in the house. Though we are not related by blood, we are related by heart and by love. I love this wall in our...

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Pre-Departure Lists

2018-08-25

The countdown is almost done! Today is my last day before I leave for Global Launch in San Francisco. My bags are packed. I have started to say my goodbyes. The dozens and dozens of to-do, packing, and fundraising lists I have made over the last year in preparation for this journey are mostly checked...

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