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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An Ode to my Bridge Year in Photographs
Steven Schwab
2016-03-16
I’ve always been inspired by those “Photos-of-the-day” articles that surface, usually forgotten, as I peer through the headlines of Google News everyday. What does it take to get into those articles? Knowing someone? Being special? Trying really hard to get photographed by someone with an obviously high quality camera? Well, each of those has their...
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Food Struggles
Gabriel Lucas Yerdon
2016-03-15
Disclaimer- I am by no means a Brazilian food expert and I have not been able to experiment all of the local cuisine. This is just a small window into the severe struggles and mouthwatering successes that I have had. Wondering what some unique foods down here might be? There are plenty. A common sweet...
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Vivo no presente – Ilha do Mel.
Indira Patel
2016-03-07
Sigo na vida Meu Caminho. Pelos caminhos que a vida leva. Em um tempo de sonhos felizes. Sem atraso só crescimento Da vida, sou aprendiz Na dureza difícil, subo montanhas. Para encher-me de jubilo ao topo Quando as taças comemoram. As conquista sem satírico E no ofício da vida, caminho bifurcam-se. Oportunidades mil revelam-se. Mas...
Read MoreRe-tweaking.
Indira Patel
2016-03-07
It’s now February; and I have posted just two blogs. The content part comes easily, my life is eventful, I am learning new things all the time, and my mind is full of thoughts. It’s the writing part that’s hard – there’s an art to writing beautifully; it’s not easy to review your work, and...
Read MoreAn Ode to the Morretes Monsters
Kristine Koehler
2016-03-05
A quick little video of my time in the small town of Morretes.
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Waves
Steven Schwab
2016-02-22
A couple months ago I found the following article. I never thought that I would actually need it or rather I never thought that I would need it as soon as I found myself needing it. I saved it to my Google Drive and marked it as “If and When You’re Feeling Down.” It reads,...
Read MoreCapoeria Através dos Olohs de uma Gringa.
Sarah Murray
2016-02-12
'Através doa Olohs de uma Gringa' or 'Through the Eyes of a Gringa' is a good representation of how I view my time here. Even more so in Capoeira, because as a tradition each person is given a nickname that describes a trait of theirs. We do not use actual names because in the past...
Read More11 Facts that Will Surprise You!
Daniel Lewis
2016-02-04
Brazil is much bigger than you may think; it’s the world’s seventh largest economy, with the sixth biggest population and the fifth greatest size by landmass. Portuguese, the native tongue of most Brazilians, is the 6th most spoken language in the world, almost solely because of Brazil (take that French and German). Brazil is not a majority white country: 47.7% of Brazilians identify as...
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A Celebration of Food-ersity
Sarah Murray
2016-01-19
Written: 26.12.2015. “Nós temos o melhor … pizza, shawarmas, crepes, sushi, cachorros quentes, carne, peixe, bolo, chocolate … do mundo nós temos o melhor de tudo aqui !!!! “ – Luana, my host sister. Divisions: Rich, poor, white, yellow, black, brown, borders, Muslims, Christians, Jewish, east, west, south, north, trans, male, female…Divisions. This is what I...
Read MoreStreet Art — October 29, 2015
Eve Harris
2016-01-13
Since arriving in Brazil on September 2nd, I have spent the last two months fascinated by Brazilian street art. From Curitiba, Paraná to Armação do Pantano do Sul and Lagoa da Conceição on the island of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil is covered in expressive, public art. Whether you are a distinguished artist with your...
Read MoreCh ch ch changes!
Gabriel Lucas Yerdon
2016-01-13
One memory has continually popped into my mind during my time in Brazil. I remember my mother saying to me, “You don’t realize how lucky we are, you have so much to be thankful for” I shot back a reply of “No we aren’t, why do you always say that?” Meanwhile, in my head, I...
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New Year Resolutions
ericagonzales08
2015-12-31
January is approaching. Four months have gone by, and I only have three months left. Three, very short months that I should be taking advantage of. But the past two weeks, I’ve desperately been trying to stay present. My mind has only focused on my upcoming travels to explore other areas of Brazil. After booking...
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