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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Because Why Not
Leonardo Ruiz-Sanchez
2017-11-25
It has been 2 months since I’ve landed in Brazil, but it feels like it was just yesterday that I was preparing myself for the ten-hour flight from Houston to São Paulo. I am finding it extremely difficult to accurately sum it all up. There have been many ups and some downs. It’s been a...
Read MoreA Sneak Peak at Some Bridge Year Conversations
Sophie von Muench
2017-11-23
The other day, my host father asked me what I talked about all day. I could only laugh, because I had no idea how to begin explaining the conversations I have most days. However, it is a little bit easier in English, so here is a random list of some conversations I’ve had in the...
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The Calm Before the Storm
Dominique Landinez
2017-11-18
Last month we went on a hike through a rainforest. When we got off the bus, we had to walk down the block for a bit to begin the trail. Soon, we were completely immersed by nature. The trees stood high and the roots were thick. Many plants had fallen, hanging loose above our heads....
Read MoreA Glimpse Of Brazil
Leonardo Ruiz-Sanchez
2017-11-16
If you have been wondering what I have been up to in Brazil, here’s a glimpse of the past two months. [vc_video link=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYAS2rkaok’]
Read MoreRobbers and Hope
Caroline Smith
2017-11-14
Erna is my coworker at Sitio Çarakura, my apprenticeship here in Brazil. She is like me- she loves to notice beautiful things: “Look at that tree! It has red organisms growing on the bark. Only trees that grow in pure air have that. One day I want to see every tree covered in pinks and...
Read MoreWhere I am From, Where I am Going.
Kara Esplin
2017-11-09
Yesterday during our first Regional Reconnect our Team Leader, Belkis, lead us in an interesting exercise. Our task was to write a poem. A poem about where we come from. She provided a few guidelines and told us to pull inspiration from foods, sights, sounds, smells, sayings, and people from our past. Belkis brought up the...
Read MoreGetting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
Zoe Ward
2017-11-07
Global Citizen Year focuses a lot on your stretch zone and I think I’ve just found a physical definition for it. Recently in capoeira class, I asked the teacher to show me how to do a one handed cartwheel. Apparently, there are four versions: two on each side with a different hand. My first try...
Read MoreMoving… Again
Leonardo Salvatore
2017-11-07
7 30am. A man I had never seen before opened my door and, having realized it wasn't the bathroom, politely apologized for the intrusion. I was far from awake, still lost in my dreams, probably breaking a string during my solo with Led Zeppelin or drumming for Pink Floyd in one of their majestic gigs....
Read MoreBleached Hands and Backflips
Trevor Hall
2017-11-01
Bleach is for clothes. Not for hair. At least this is what I thought until today. As I rest my body against this hard bus seat, I reek of bleach. My hands are stained in the best way they have ever been before. I am not even sure if I am on the right bus,...
Read MoreWeekly VLOGS
Rujen Amatya
2017-10-30
The link to my weekly VLOGs while I am at Florianopolis, Brazil. Please subscribe and enjoy weekly updates! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUGk7i3uND0&list=PLqSOz82Pixrg71SH2BgIWUhAq8yq5ncUo
Read MoreHow I joined a Brazilian Band
Nick Cleveland-Stout
2017-10-26
It was getting kind of late. I was ready to head home. I checked the bus schedule to see if I could still catch the last bus. “We could go back to my house.” Artur offered. Artur was a funny guy. I had just met him and didn't know much about him, but he had...
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2 month mark
Kaya Van Dyke
2017-10-26
Oi gente! I left home two months ago today! These last eight weeks are a blur in my mind, and I’ve found it hard to write a blog post that truly puts it into words. There is so much that is different, and so much that is the same. I miss home and people I...
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