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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Saying Yes
Ayla Blair-Smith
2017-09-02
If you think about how many times a day one either answers by using "yes" or "no" to a question, you'll find that there have been many missed opportunities in one's life. "Yes" is often used in situations where we are either certain of the outcome or see a lack in consequences occuring later on...
Read MoreWhy I applied to Global Citizen Year
Boby Yazdi
2017-08-26
Have you ever wondered why we have different countries? Have you ever wondered if the concept of countries further segregate us? Have you ever felt the need to be totally new somewhere so you can spend time thinking and doing what you truly love? Have you ever felt the urge to go and help people...
Read More7 Crazy Things Everyone Needs to Know Before Being an Adult Preschooler
Meaghan Coulter
2017-08-26
Like every 4 year old, I remember the first day of preschool: never letting go of my parent’s leg, crying in hopes they could stay, and wishing I could just go back to a place I found familiar. I also stepped on small legos a lot and that was just the worst. And...
Read MoreJust as I was about to lose hope… India!
Creede Burton
2017-08-26
In the beginning of senior year, I knew I wanted I did not want to go straight to college. The thought of going straight into another four years of school haunted me. I had heard of people taking Gap years in between high school and college before. I had friends that took Gap years as...
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Chalo!
Donna Tin Sun
2017-08-25
Considering that I’ve been living away from home for the last two years, you’d think I’d be used to the ominous feeling of leaving home and knowing I won’t be back again for a long long time. As it turns out, going through this process is even more heartbreaking each and every time I stand...
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Saying Goodbye to Winter
Soraya Waller
2017-08-25
So I'm from the Pacific Northwest of the US and Canada, and I've never been outside of it for longer than a month. Which means that for my entire life, there's been this unquestioned assumption in me, without my directly thinking on it, that each year of my life will consist of a warm summer...
Read MoreTessa, The Internet and What Comes Next
Tessa Brooke
2017-08-23
Hello there. Namaste! Goodness me, this is a big step… You might automatically be thinking the heading-off-to-India bit, but I am referring to this blog fandango. Anybody who knows me and has tried to stay in regular contact knows that social media presence and I are not a very friendly duo. I think perhaps this...
Read MoreThe Journey Before
Sabrina Martinez
2017-08-23
Think of that one second, right before you walked into that new beginning. That second of inhaled breath, that slight pause you're body made before that last step into the unknown. That fluttering heartbeat, the slow close of your eyelids almost like old shutters trying to keep out sunlight. It's almost painful, a dull pain,...
Read MoreThe Sky Will Look the Same
Isabel Hallock
2017-08-22
The reddening of the sky is always intensified when it’s near the horizon, transitioning into a soothing orange at night. It’s a loving yellow in the morning, and a clarifying blue during the daylight. The sky will look the same. So the adventure begins. I pack my bags during the mornings and prepare to leave...
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Bryneth Fuller
2017-08-19
Dear World, One week to departure training, and…to be completely honest, I'm scared. People will tell you that adventures like these are wonderful, exciting, and all together a truly fantastic thing to do. They know about books on the subject, someone they heard in a documentary, and assume that is all there is. They say...
Read MoreBrimming With Excitement!
Gemma Kelton
2017-08-15
Namaste! Welcome to my blog. I hope you enjoy your stay here. I am so excited and honored to have been selected for the Global Citizen Year program to India. GCY is kind of a “Peace Corps” for high school graduates. GCY’s India program partners with Teach for India (TFI) (a sister organization to Teach...
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Expectations..?
Emma Boe
2017-08-14
If I tell you: «I’ll be taking a gap year in India», it might trigger you to think along these lines: [1] [2] And if I tell you I’ll be volunteering at a school for less privileged children, this might pop into your head: However, I am neither going to India to “find myself” or...
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