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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Shizho Kuychirumi
Yesenia Martinez
2018-06-04
This man, oh what a mystical man… He goes by Jonny. He's been living in Cañar (my host community) for eleven years now. From el centro, his home is about a 7 minute camioneta ride. Yes, camioneta; because taxi's refuse to take you up to the community of San Rafael. Only because the particular sector...
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Final Reflection Blog
Maria Lanza Arancibia
2018-06-04
By putting together some of the clips I recorder throughout this experience and putting into practice some of the skills I acquired at my apprenticeship, I managed to make a video that showed a little of what my experience was like. Throughout these months I kept learning something new about this outstanding country and I...
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Alexandra Moreno
2018-06-03
This post will be the last post to my blog for the year. I want to begin by thanking all of you who have read my blogs, commented, sent me messages of encouragement throughout my year, or simply subscribed because I asked you to at the beginning of August. Thank you for your support,...
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Maria Lanza Arancibia
2018-05-31
This is it! https://youtu.be/C4VQrfrgsvg[vc_video link=’https://youtu.be/C4VQrfrgsvg’]
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Toluwani Roberts
2018-05-31
What follows is an informal response to my two favorite questions, “How was your Capstone?” and “How was Ecuador?” A few weeks ago, I revisited my high school to give an overview about my year in Ecuador. It was the easiest way to tell my gap year story because the goal was clear: convince high...
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Natalia Fischl-Lanzoni
2018-05-30
For my capstone project, I went back to an my choir group, that I was apart of through middle school and high school, to share my experiences and what I am doing now. It was a bit strange at first, walking into the room full of my old choir members, who I used to spend...
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Maria Lanza Arancibia
2018-05-29
So I decided to do a recap on some of the things that I have learnt these months that I thought were interesting. Enjoy! IMBABURA The first thing our TL told us when we got to know that we were going to be part of the Northern Cohort, is that Imbabura is known as the...
Read MoreA Jumble of Thoughts
Diego Lasner
2018-05-29
It’s been a little over a month since I’ve been back from Ecuador. I found the process re-entering much harder than going in country-like most fellows-but I still feel strange. I don’t feel like I’m home. There is something I have not yet disclosed. My upbringing consisted of my family moving around a lot. The...
Read MoreLetter 4 Yessi from Yessi
Yesenia Martinez
2018-05-28
Dear Yesenia, By the time you’re reading this letter, I hope that you’re the best version of you (so far). I hope that the months you experienced in Ecuador have open your mind and eyes in a way that has allowed you to retain a clearer vision of what your mission is in the...
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Yesenia Martinez
2018-05-28
Corazón que es lo único que tengo. Un corazón lleno de amor, que quiere compartir con toda la familia de la tierra. La gente, los animales, toda la naturaleza, el cielo, los planetas… pulsamos al mismo ritmo. Somos uno, somos una armonía. Ahora, toca planificar, construir, y armonizar para que vivamos en paz. Que...
Read MoreTLTD Vlogs: Day 20
Marissa Emerson
2018-05-25
The Last 30 Days (Day 20): March 26, 2018Today I gave Erick his birthday punches, had to explain the seriousness of some of English’s swear words, played Mission Impossible with my host siblings, and got nearly nothing done in terms of packing. Memory of the Day: Showing my siblings my senior year marching band video....
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Marissa Emerson
2018-05-25
The Last 30 Days (Day 19): March 25, 2018Today I got locked in the house (again) and went to the GCY going away party with my host aunt. Memory of the Day: I got to hold Alex’s ~3 year old host brother (whom I call “mi novio” [my boyfriend]) and he reached down my shirt...
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