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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What shopping in India has taught me
Sophia Alfaro
2019-01-31
Patience: it takes time to find the “perfect” sari, have a custom blouse stitched for it, finding matching jewelry and a petticoat that will work. Stamina: I spent over 10 hours one day walking and shopping the busy streets of the city of Pune, India, with my host family. I’m proud to say I kept...
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Pictures From Hyderabad
Anthony Romain Jr.
2019-01-31
When GCY takes us anywhere I take full advantage of the opportunity to capture my surroundings. Enjoy! Nikon D3400 Lens: 18-35mm 55-200mm
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AJ Blues U10 Makes The Playoffs
Anthony Romain Jr.
2019-01-30
Along with helping in the classroom at Appa Jahav Primary school, I’ve also been assisting their football team since the season started. The played well during the regular season and playoffs but unfortunately the didn’t make it to the finals. They had a great run but practice isn’t over. Everyday I practice with them after...
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Magical Kerala
Leonie Tollefson
2019-01-23
Some places I travel to leave me reluctant to write, hesitant to spoil the magic of a place. Not Kerala. The beauty of this southern Indian state is so incredibly overpowering, yet at the same time extremely subtle, and it begs to be written about. I spent 4 days exploring various parts of Kerala with...
Read MoreWhy I Don’t Feel Guilty About Doing "Nothing" On My Gap Year
Sophia Alfaro
2019-01-23
When I applied to Global Citizen Year, it was with the intention of exploring a country different from the ones I know, meet like-minded individuals and increase my opportunities in life. It was never to delay my education, to escape, or to enforce what I believe is best onto strangers. I never thought of what...
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GROWTH
Brandon Richards
2019-01-18
I’m in an Uber with Jack and Luciana on my way home from our second regional reconnect when Luciana says “Do you think this is the best year of your life?” We had just come back from exploring Old City on a heritage walk, walking through Charminar, having several men come up to us and...
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TO PAINT A PICTURE
Brandon Richards
2019-01-18
I’ve been struggling to sit myself down and write a blog post. I’ve written a bunch, but nothing with the intention of sharing it with the internet. Maybe with my friends, or my mom, or my cohort. The reason I haven’t published a blog is because talking about India, and painting a picture of India...
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HI I’M ALIVE
Anthony Romain Jr.
2019-01-17
Just a few pictures of my adventures in Bharat so far. These are just 5 out of many pictures that I’ve taken and will take in the near future. For a while, I was trying to get over this mental block and was hesitant to put out any content. Everything is okay now, I’m getting...
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Fight and Flight
Khalil Laltoo
2019-01-14
It was a warm Sunday morning and I had just made my way down the bustling and noisy Nagar Road, to the front of Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary. When you hear sanctuary, you probably get images of grand landscapes of preserved natural beauty. Not Salim Ali. This small park no more than a few kilometers...
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1579 Kilometers (981 miles) South
Gema Benavides Jimenez
2019-01-14
Grains of sand between my toes, whistling waves that softly caress my legs when hitting the shore, rays of sun that my cheeks and chest and the taste of salt in my skin-small pleasures of life that I only came to truly appreciate when I left my city in the coast of Spain 3 years...
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4 Spontaneous Days in Pondicherry!
Leonie Tollefson
2019-01-10
After a fantastic week in Bangalore, I took an overnight bus east, to the state of Tamil Nadu, where I spent 4 amazing days in the French colonial town turned union territory, Pondicherry (or Puducherry for locals). The Indian/French fusion vibe that the whole city took on was amazing, from the food to the language,...
Read MoreWayland Student Press Network Interview
Sophia Alfaro
2019-01-08
My high school’s journalism class is writing articles on 2018 alum who have opted to go abroad after high school instead of college in the states. Here are my responses to their questions. Where did you go? Pune, Maharashtra, India Why did you pick that place? I’m here with a program that offers four countries...
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