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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Coming Home
Kaya Van Dyke
2018-06-07
Coming home has always been one of my favorite feelings. I love the mountains I grew up in, I love the people that love me here, and I love the way everything goes the way I expect it to. Coming home from Brazil felt no different. I was greeted by people I loved, places I’d...
Read MoreMy year in seconds
Kaya Van Dyke
2018-06-07
For my capstone project, I compiled one second videos that I took almost everyday of my time in Brazil. Here’s the finished little window into my last 9 months [vc_video link=’https://youtu.be/KxuzuiXIdYA’]
Read MoreCapstone Reflection- Leonardo Ruiz Sanchez
Leonardo Ruiz-Sanchez
2018-06-07
[vc_video link=’https://youtu.be/IuepnI-VXHc’] This year was full of laughs, friends, struggles, coxinhas. So much that I decided to create a video to showcase some of the highlights of my time in Brazil. There were many times during this capstone process that I found a picture or a video that reminded me about a memory that...
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Mae Reilly
2018-06-07
Unfortunately, my time in Brazil came to an end about a month ago. Currently I am working at a Brazilian café, trying to maintain my Portuguese and pão de queijo addiction. I was looking back on my time and here are a few of my favorite photos. 1. My first incredibly nice and sweet host...
Read MoreThe Good and the Bad (But Mostly Good)
Savion Sample
2018-06-06
Throughout my entire time in Brazil, I made a conscious effort to list every single major difference that I came across in comparison to the United States – the good, the bad, the ugly, and the “simply different, but neither worse nor better”. The biggest differences for me in Brazil: 1. Food habits It’s very rare...
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Souvenirs, Day-Trips, and Redefinitions
Savion Sample
2018-06-06
It’s been awhile since I’ve read a book for fun – through the rush college applications, graduation, long plane rides, and the absence of my family for the past few months, reading really has becomes a chore rather than something to enjoy. But recently, I’ve had a change of heart, and I found...
Read MoreRealizations in Rio
Savion Sample
2018-06-06
I sat atop Morro da Urca, one of the highest and most stunning mountaintops in Rio, staring out across the city. I leaned forward and pressed my bodyweight against the steel railing, taking a deep breath of fresh Brazilian air. Here I was, after a grueling 6 hour bus ride, a short bike...
Read MoreFamilial Introductions
Savion Sample
2018-06-06
I sat alone in the living room, laptop in front of me, watching my hands do their little "dance" in place on my keyboard – a new hand-fidget I’ve unconsciously started to do ever since arriving to Brazil, and seems to happen only when I get too nervous. I've come to call it...
Read MoreCapstone project – My Brazilian Journey
Patil Khakhamian
2018-06-06
Through my capstone project, I was able to relive the beautiful memories I have made of a place that has grown so close to my heart in only 8 months. We often don’t realize how much the experiences we are going through are making us develop as a person at those moments. After reflecting on...
Read MoreHome
Patil Khakhamian
2018-06-05
Home has always been an ambiguous word for me. Is it where I have grown up? Is it where my ancestors come from? Is it where I am living at the moment? Or is it even somewhere I might end up in the future? For the past few years, I have been questioning the topic...
Read MoreCapstone Reflection
Leonardo Salvatore
2018-06-05
I had been trying to set up a Skype session with one of my high school teachers while I was in Brazil but it never worked out. Friday was the best day for him, and it was the worst for me. Besides the jetlag, I had language class every Friday; and when I didn't have...
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The Three Introductions, A Capstone Project.
Kara Esplin
2018-06-04
My capstone project was inspired by the personal bio I wrote for Global Citizen Year before program launch. Before I knew anything about brigadero, CaraKura, Ratones, Caroline & Carlos, and far before Ticen, Tisan, Tican, Titri, Tilag, and the forgotten Tirio. My bio reads that I enjoy good friends, the great outdoors, and amazing food. All...
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