Fellow Stories

A Nice Treat!

Gabriel Varlack

2018-04-04

I thought I'd leave you all with a great simple desert recipe of a very popular treat you eat in Brazil, brigadeiro! Ingredients 3 tablespoons  butter 1  can condensed milk 3 tablespoons  cocoa powder 1/2 cup  water Chocolate sprinkles Shaved coconut Directions In a pan over a medium flame, add half of the butter. After the butter melts, add...

Independet Travel

Carlos Henriquez

2018-04-04

A few photos from my trip to Rio de Janeiro. Cristo Redentor Ipanema Beach My fellow fellows at the Jardim Botânico Art Sunlight, a lot of it 🌞 Copacabana Beach Traffic  Trump haters

How Hard It Is To Say Goodbye

Gabriel Varlack

2018-04-04

Today was a very difficult day, as it was my last day together with my host family. I woke up super early to say goodbye to everyone before they left to go to work, school, etc. I finished washing my laundry and hung it out to dry. I put everything I brought with me and...

Jiu Jitsu Tournament

Gabriel Varlack

2018-04-04

Even though I had lost this fight, I had gained so much from this experience. It showed me how much room I have to improve and motivates to train harder and harder each day until I can become as experienced as my father/friend/sensei. I am so blessed to be where I am and continue to...

Pupusas in Brazil!

Carlos Henriquez

2018-04-04

I'm from El Salvador and I've been in Brazil over the last 7 months. I've been craving pupusas since I arrived and this week I finally had the pleasure to cook with my host aunt!  I feel extremely thankful for all the time I spent with my host family and extended host family.

Literally Just 20 Pictures of Coxinhas

Leonardo Ruiz-Sanchez

2018-04-03

My Trip to Praia Ingleses

Jonas Gerken

2018-04-03

Here are some photos I took from a beach trip to Praia Ingleses in the north of Florianopolis. It was quite a cloudy day but there were waves to surf and ample time to play some soccer with the host cousins. The best part about cloudy days at the beach is that there is hardly...

AMAZING FOOD – AN INTRODUCTION PT. 3

Kara Esplin

2018-04-03

Like I said, I eat beans and rice everyday. I love it. I could do it forever. My body, however, cannot.  Eight months and fifteen pounds later, I will soon be returning to my Utah home. A home full of crisp apples, baby carrots, cold water, peaches, celery, fishy crackers, and fruit snacks. All things I...

Q&A Blog

Patil Khakhamian

2018-03-30

This blog’s purpose is to answer some questions I’d received. Application process- do they have any specific requirements? How hard is it to get a scholarship? What are the factors affecting the fact of getting a scholarship? The Global Citizen Year application process is quite simple. The 2 requirements that come to mind are (1)...

The Great Outdoors – An Introduction Pt.2

Kara Esplin

2018-03-30

Hello, my names Kara (Or Carol if that’s easier.) I live on a small island (Florianopolis) in the south of Brazil. It’s only 33 miles long, yet it still takes about 3.5 hours to drive from top to bottom. Don’t even ask me how long it’d take with a bus, I tried it once and it was...

Meet My Brasilian Family

Zoe Ward

2018-03-25

This is my host family. We live in an adorable little neighborhood in the far south of the island among the hills and by the ocean. Our house is on the top of a hill, with a little waterfall in the backyard and a beautiful view that I often enjoy swinging from our hammock. Armação...

Lost in Translation – For Portuguese-English speakers!

Patil Khakhamian

2018-03-24

You know how when you try to translate a phrase from one language to another it makes no sense at all sometimes? That is exactly what I recently started experiencing. Even though English is not my first language, I have been exposed to it since childhood well enough not to have experienced “lost in translation”–...