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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cause some nights you just dance with tears in your eyes
Hannah Dang
2018-08-22
I’d like to say that I have a pretty good memory. I remember the first day of 7th grade, I remember the first day I started temple and how I HATED it so much I ended up quitting and I remember the love that blanketed me when I decided to return 2 yrs later. Tbh...
Read MoreOn to Another Place I Shall Call Home
Tenzin Gyalmo
2018-08-20
I grew up calling a two-room apartment my home. As we shifted three more times, I realized that home is where my family is. A family of 5 turned into a family of 7 and just like that my home expanded. My friends make me feel at home. A book makes me feel at home....
Read MoreAn Evolving Answer
Danielle Katz
2018-08-19
This time last year, I was writing essays answering “Why _______ University?” in 500 words or less. For the past 3 months I’ve verbally answered the prompt “Why are you taking a gap year,” and improvised a varying response each time. My reasons evolve, but my most coherent answer yet came, ironically, when I knew...
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First Hello
Ida Nydelius
2018-08-13
Hello Flowers, first blog post, I am excited and terrified. Also, I haven’t even left my door yet. 12 days left until I will take off with the plane towards San Francisco, and my suitcase is was ready 2 days ago. You might wonder – “how do you pack for 8 months...
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British but not Britain
Laura Harvey
2018-08-12
“Don’t forget to take a casserole recipe!” “Make sure you pack Pride and Prejudice!” “Brush up on Brexit in case you get asked!” Approaching the cultural exchange I will participate in over the next year, I am beginning to realise quite how British I am. My parents are tea addicts; my favourite author is Jane...
Read MoreWhat to Pack for a Year in Brazil
Sophie Auvin
2018-08-08
How exactly does one fit their entire life into a 58L backpack? Out of all the questions I have about my upcoming bridge year in Brazil, this one feels the most daunting. So, below I have listed what I think are the essentials for 8 months in beautiful Brazil. 1.Sunscreen: A must for any...
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One Last Update
Savion Sample
2018-06-08
Completing my capstone was a really good way to wrap up and summarize my entire experience in Brazil. Being back home in the US, I was struggling to find closure with what my past 7 months had been like, so putting together this project really let all my agitation come to rest. I’ve started to...
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One Final Reflection
Gabriel Varlack
2018-06-08
When completing my capstone, I thought I would find “closer” and I would be able to “move on to the next chapter in life.” However, I ended up realizing that that’s not what I wanted at all. The past eight months I’ve just spent in Brazil is something I would like to cherish, hold on...
Read MoreThe Finale
Zoe Ward
2018-06-08
Narva, Estonia, two years ago. The adventure that first gifted me with the travel bug. Since then, I have visited two more countries and reached my long term goal of being bilingual. It’s feels as if I have met more incredible and influential people these past two years, than I had the...
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My Brazilian Family
Savion Sample
2018-06-08
The idea of family played a big role while I was in Brazil. I have them to thank for my Portuguese and my ability to take on a new culture and environment. I had such a life changing experience with my host family and I hope to one day be able to return back to...
Read MoreOne Final Capstone Reflection
Juliana Trujillo Mesa
2018-06-08
I perceive my life in terms of colors: about the contrast between them, how they make other colors pop out and how together they create beautiful things. Colors can come in landscapes, in marvelous structures, in people, in memorable moments and outstanding ideas. If there was a time in my life where I learned all...
Read MoreO que é o Brasil ?
Aya Kamil
2018-06-07
If you would have asked me a year ago “What it Brasil?” I would have responded to you robotically and with common knowledge :” Brasil is the largest and most populated country of South America.Capital ? Brasilia.” And that would have been it. In fact, nothing had particularly pushed me to learn more about this...
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