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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I do things a little differently
Abigail Mejia
2013-09-13
He was working on what seemed to be a calendar, when I asked him for five minutes of his time. He looked at me blankly, sighed and almost reluctantly said “sure.” I remember sitting in the office starring at his back as I tried to gain the guts to tell him that I had decided to defer...
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Capstone
Kim Asenbeck
2013-09-12
Watch my final capstone video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UncZ9zN8ww&feature=youtu.be.
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Pure Fellowship
Edward Katz
2013-08-29
The plane landed for the last time, finally arriving in California. I got my bags without a problem and headed towards baggage claim 3. After 10 minutes of walking with 50lb bags, I fall to the ground after finally reaching the meeting place, threw my bags on the ground and look for my group to...
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Event Success!!
Edward Katz
2013-08-20
My yard sale/bake sale fundraiser went so well!! Raised over $325!! Thank all of you who were able to donate to the sale, it couldn’t have happened without you. Of course I can’t forget to thank everyone who purchased from the sale as well. I am really happy with the success of the sale, I...
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Adventures in Soliciting
Spencer Wise Watson
2013-08-13
If there is any key to fundraising, no matter the cause, it is most certainly being shameless. The art of asking for help can be difficult at first, but in the end there is not a more humbling yet vital skill to gain! It reminds me of a really fantastic TED Talk by one of my favorite musicians, Amanda...
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Hey everyone I could use your help
Edward Katz
2013-08-13
Hey everyone! I could really use your help! So I’m not sure how many of you have talked to me about this program I’m in, aka, Global Citizen Year. But they “are an award-winning, non-profit social enterprise forging a new educational pathway for America’s emerging leaders. By immersing a diverse corps of Fellows in developing...
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My dreams are coming true!
Edward Katz
2013-08-07
Hello everyone! My name is Eddie Katz. I am 17 years old, I just graduated high school, and Global Citizen Year is making my dreams come true :). I really decided to take a gap year and try to travel because I thought I needed to really find myself in a way I couldn’t do any other way....
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The Chocolate Bubble
David Morrison
2013-08-05
My name is David Morrison, I’m 19 years old and I grew up in a small tourist trap called Hershey, Pennsylvania, or as locals sometimes call it, the Chocolate Bubble. Other than the obvious Hershey’s chocolate reference, we call it that because the town is known to be untapped by the world around us; not much can penetrate...
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The Value of Protips
Libby Parker-Simkin
2013-07-30
Occasionally, I get in over my head. I like to try new things, so sometimes I apply, sign up, and volunteer for things I am not necessarily prepared for. In some cases I can figure out what to do and adapt, but in others my lack of experience causes problems. On one adventure, my youth...
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Who am I
Jocelyn Aguayo
2013-07-24
Hi everyone, my name is Jocelyn Aguayo and I am from Oakland, California. The idea of me taking a gap year before I heading off to college all started last summer when I went to Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The purpose of the trip was to focus on education awareness in the world. I had the chance to experience...
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Piranhas Won’t Eat You
Joanna Shieh
2013-07-23
As I anxiously await my bridge year to Santa Catarina, Brazil, my friend Idalina sends me a CNN article titled, “10 things to know before visiting Brazil”, by Joe Robison. I read the article, over and over again, laughing and becoming even more intrigued by Brazil’s interesting, and crazy culture. There are no introverts in Brazil. When I visited Brazil in...
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Breakfast in Brazil
Hongxi Wang
2013-07-22
“Years from now, years and years, I’ll be back… me and my nine Brazilian brats. I’ll bring them back alright, cause they must see this. Oh, I love New York.” Do you ever get that feeling where you’re Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Unfortunately, most people don’t. Then again, I don’t...
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