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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Transportation In India PART 2
Bryneth Fuller
2018-03-20
Olas Indian Name-Cab GCY Fellow Name-Ola (NO NEED TO GET FANCY HERE) SPEED Rating: 2/5 Ola is not one of the fastest modes of transport out there. Often, the driver will not even move until you call them and not even go to your pick-up location. That can eat up a large amount...
Read MoreWhat It Means To Be Apart of An Indian Family
Alexis Floyd
2018-03-18
Before my gap-year experience one of the scariest thoughts I had was “What if I have a terrible host family”, especially since during my first abroad experience my host family was a touchy subject, but grace allowed me to be blessed with one of the best. One significant characteristic of my host family is that...
Read MoreThe Value of a Heaven Sent Team Leader
Alexis Floyd
2018-03-18
For a good majority of my life I have always looked for a good mentor, and I looked for one in the times in which I felt I needed one the most. In these times it didn’t seem like I could find one. I would pray for one, hope God would just send me one,...
Read MoreOh India!
Alexis Floyd
2018-03-18
This time last year I was preparing for my Gap-Year. I was in a daze and mind boggled by the thought of me being out of the country for 7 months. Would the experience help me? Would it make me stronger? What will I learn? Well this time around, I can answer these questions. Not...
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Moments
Claire Darrow
2018-03-16
Some moments are just better expressed through pictures. Enjoy these snaps from in and around Pune!
Read MoreWhere to eat in Pune?
Donna Tin Sun
2018-03-14
India, as a country is famous worldwide for its cuisine. But Indian cuisine within itself is multi-faceted; between the Southern tip of the subcontinent all the way to its questionable Northern borders, there must be at least 100 ways of Indian cuisine from all the four corners of the country. Over the course of my...
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A Day In The Life
Claire Darrow
2018-03-12
My day usually begins around seven when the chartreuse parrots that live in the tree by my window start to twitter and converse. If the parrots are still sleeping by that time, my little host sister, who coincidentally reminds me of a brightly plumed tropical bird, usually takes over their role as my alarm clock....
Read MoreLeveraging names
Boby Yazdi
2018-03-06
Today, March 6th, is the exactly one month and one day before I will leave India back to the states for a week long re-entry training at the beautiful Redwood forests. The training is the mark of the completion of my Global Citizen Year fellowship and I couldn’t be filled with more emotions: Happy, excited,...
Read MoreA small (small) world
Emma Boe
2018-03-06
A couple of weeks ago I came back from my Independent Travel with Donna. (A week where we are allowed to go outside Pune). When traveling through a country like India there are bound to be good stories following, here is one of them! Donna and I had reached the small mountain town Mcleodgangj...
Read MoreTransportation In India PART 1
Bryneth Fuller
2018-03-06
Auto Rickshaws Indian Name-Auto GCY Fellow Name- Rick (ONLY WEIRDOS SAY SHAWS) SPEED Rating: 4/5 This ride is one of the best I know to get somewhere fast. Due to the small size, they can weave through traffic pretty easily when compared to a car, and the local drivers normally know the fasted...
Read More6 blogs in 6 weeks: Types of days
Robin Kershner
2018-03-03
6 months gone and little time left in India, it feels as if I am back at the beginning, where all I desire is to go home, but not in the same way. In the beginning I had deep desire to go home because I was overwhelmingly homesick. It was crushing to the breaking point...
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