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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blog #2

2017-08-30

I didn't expect to be writing another blog so soon, but today I was really moved by our morning seminar. We were visited by a speaker, Lee Mun Wah, who taught us about diversity by literally forcing us to interact and make a connection with someone else in the room that we hadn't met yet. ...

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August 29

2017-08-30

Two years ago today, I joined one of the coolest groups of people I’ve met in my life in the middle of the forest on Vancouver island. It was my first day at Pearson College. Freaking overwhelming to be honest. Found this with the caption "Living my realistic dream life". Not quite exaggerating though… A...

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Orienting Myself to Orientation

2017-08-30

This week is nothing like I expected. I told one of my mentors before I arrived at Global Citizen Year’s Program Launch that I was least excited about this first week. I hate orientations: the hyperactivity, anxious kindness, the leech of fresh and desperate “friendships”. Disgusting, right? Yeah, I’m not with it. I wanted to...

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Spoken Words: But That’s Just Me

2017-08-30

  I somehow never fit in with those girls with, or without melanin.   Just because this rhymes does that mean I’m not intelligent?    Plump lips and big chest    Somehow on other girls it looks best,    But that’s just me.      I’ve never liked kool aid,    I don’t like it...

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blog #1

2017-08-29

Well, here I am. Yesterday I left my first and only home, a little house in the quiet comfort of Carrboro, North Carolina, at 4:45 AM to start a journey that will indubitably change me forever. It's safe to say I'm still in shock. I arrived in California for the first time at 8:34 AM....

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My Family’s Story

2017-08-27

Hello everyone! Welcome to my first blog of the year! Thanks so much for subscribing, I hope you enjoy reading my posts and learning about Ecuador.  My blog will be centered around the stories of others, I plan to interview people I meet in Ecuador to learn about their lives and experiences and share them...

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First Day of Kindergarten

2017-08-27

As the starting date for Global Citizen draws ever closer I can’t help feeling like a little kid about to start the first day of school. Those familiar excited shivers fueled by optimism now run through me. Just like the night before kindergarten, I’m excited about the unknown potential filled future and though I’m not...

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3,548 miles

2017-08-27

August 27th. I’m not going to lie, this date has been giving me many tears and butterflies for the past couple of months. With only a few days it is hard to put my feeling into words. For eighteen years I’ve lived in the same small town, Laguna Beach. Some call it a bubble in...

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What are the TOP 10 things I should pack in my carry-on?

2017-08-27

Welcome to my first blog post! I leave today on the first of many post-high school adventures.  I will be living at Stanford for the next 6 days attending the Global Citizen Pre-Departure Training. In one week, I fly to Quito and will be living with a temporary host family for three weeks.  We will...

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An Open Letter to Myself

2017-08-26

August 26, 2017 New York, NY Dear Toluwani, In just ONE DAY you leave for the greatest adventure in your lifetime. You’ll walk into the airport, with just a carry-on suitcase and backpack in tow, with your mother by your side, print your ticket, cross through TSA and then, BOOM. You’ll be alone, with so...

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Pushing my Limits

2017-08-25

  Last Monday, my friend convinced me to perform at an open mic night with her. She is one of those friend that always gets me to do things outside of my comfort zone, and this was the latest example of that. We wanted some sort of accompaniment, so she decided that I would play...

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Blog Post

2017-08-25

One of the biggest perks of living in Chicago is access to some of the best music. This summer, alone, brought Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Joey Purp, Solange, Danny Brown, Big Sean, Justice, blink-182, The Killers, and other insane acts to music fests all over the city. Chance the Rapper hosted a free...

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