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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The Girl Effect and The Golden Rule
Julia Carter
2013-03-18
The Girl Effect is a movement powered by the Nike Foundation where adolescent girls are called upon to help solve poverty within their communities. By reducing the percentage of child marriage, teenage pregnancy and the spread of HIV, a young teenage girl has the potential to break generations of poverty and change the life of her family and...
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The Girl Effect: Part II
Kim Asenbeck
2013-03-16
Here’s the setting: I’m sitting on the bus, speaking in English to a fellow Fellow, who is seated next to me. Across the aisle, a ten-year-old girl has her eyes glued to me. Everything about me must have been intriguing–the language I was speaking that she didn’t understand, my fair skin, and the far away...
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The Girl Effect: Part I
Kim Asenbeck
2013-03-12
Who: 600 million adolescent girls around the world What: The potential to bring an end to poverty by educating and empowering girls Where: Worldwide When: Now Why: Watch this video to find out more.
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Ear Infections and Awesome Families
Joshua Reason
2013-03-06
Having an ear infection abroad has been one of the most intense experiences of my life. It all started with a sore throat. Though my throat was in pain, I was not worried about it at all. I thought I could take care of it with a combination of cough drops, tea and over-the-counter medication....
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A Day in Their Lives
Ava Hoffman
2013-03-01
Follow the link to my video project about a day in the lives of Jessica, Marina, Tainá, Marielle and Raphael! Enjoy!
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The Importance of Ankle Weights
Camille LeBlanc
2013-02-27
I have never sweat like I sweat in Bahia. The beating 6 am sun jolts me awake, the overcrowded bus leaves tears of sweat dripping down my back, but nothing competes with the gym, where I could nearly flush a toilet with the sweat of a single workout. But oh, how it is good. Last December, after months...
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A Day In My Brother’s Life
Jayshawn Anderson
2013-02-26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ol7mxVaOfk&feature=youtu.be Check out the video at the above link.
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All That Is Soulful and Soothing
Devani Santos
2013-02-26
1:37 am. Just got done watching, or more like performing, High School Musical in Portuguese with my little sister, and now I’m listening to “By Your Side” by Sade. It just hit me. I’m living the good life. I was just thinking of how blessed I’ve been to have had incredible opportunities repeatedly thrown at...
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The Meaning of Being Trilingual
Alan De Leon
2013-02-26
In the beginning of my elementary schooling, the only language I knew how to speak was Spanish. As a Mexican-American, it is my native tongue; English is my second language. I started reading books in English when I was in Kindergarten, even though I didn’t know what the words meant. So I guess that means that I was not...
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Discovering Paradise
Julia Carter
2013-02-26
I made this video during the of Brazil Program’s In-Country Orientation. I have been unable to post this video until know, so I apologize for the lateness. I hope you enjoy seeing a bit of the beauty the Brazil Cohort got to experience during our Orientation. Enjoy! Beijos (kisses) from Brazil.
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The Power of Language
Jojo Guerrero
2013-02-26
Where would we be without language? I remember sitting in Theory of Knowledge during my senior year of high school and discussing this question. After having a lively discussion we came to a conclusion. If language did not exist, life as we know it would not exist. The capability to give something a name or make words to formulate...
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A Day in Her Life
Avery Ashwill
2013-02-26
Check out this video I made about a day in Minnie’s life.
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