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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Found out I was going to India…
Sy Richardson Dragon
2017-07-31
my reaction. Couldn't be more excited.
Read MoreItching
Sunghoon Kwak
2017-07-29
When I first got to the States at just seven years old, I had no idea I would be calling it my new home. See, I had just spent my first seven years in the Philippines and was informed that we would now be living in Korea. The trip to the United States? That would...
Read MoreNew School
Agustina Romero
2017-06-02
In my first poem I wrote,about a new life beginning,but not changes I could note. It's been 8 monthssince thenso let me now tell youhow life has been. India life was colourfulbut at times really dark.It wasn't always Bollywood,some things left a mark. The chapati was goodand so were the dosasbut I also discoveredI didn't like...
Read MoreHow to Make Dosa
Kyle Bertram
2017-05-30
As a follow up to my previous blog, entitled “My Year through Dosas”, I thought I’d send out my recipes for this amazing snack. There are many ways to make this dish, but I am just going to share the basic recipe and cooking instructions I have used an Ingredients • 1 cup urad dal...
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My Year Through Dosa
Kyle Bertram
2017-05-28
Dosas were like my favorite food ever in India. In the most general sense dosa is a fermented lentil and rice crepe, but really it is so much more than that. This crepe would most often. served with warm spiced potatoes inside and coconut chutney and sambar, a spiced vegetable broth/soup, on the side. Dosas...
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A Day in the Life
Kyle Bertram
2017-05-28
Okay, I know I titled this blog ‘A Day in the Life’, but don’t assume that this was every day for me. What I did in a day throughout the year changed, as I found new activities, changed host families and became more comfortable in Pune. Also what I did on a given day in...
Read MoreLittle Things
Kyle Bertram
2017-05-28
It is really hard to believe that I have been back from India for over a month. As the time as been passing, I’ve been remembering all of the things that I miss.. Specifically it is all of the little things I miss. Things like: • Having my students stand up when I walk into...
Read More“How Was India?”
Kyle Bertram
2017-05-28
Now that I’m back home, I’ve been thinking about how to share my experience with others. It has been great getting to see my family and friends again, but one thing that has been on my mind is how to answer the question that I’ve been asked and I know I will be asked again,...
Read More31,557,600 Seconds & Counting
Kayla Sherald
2017-05-21
On this very day last year. I never truly understood why people would say such things. Sure, it was this day last year but in its spontaneity; it wasn’t. 365 (366(?)) days ago a baby could have been born, a disaster could have occurred, a person may have been lost. And sure, though the same...
Read MoreAdvice for your gap year, from someone who’s been there
Sebastian Paine
2017-05-11
There is, by definition, (or perhaps more accurately, by intrinsic nature) no “right” way to experience your bridge year. It’s an intensely personal period of growth, learning, and challenge that my words can in no way instruct you on or prepare you for. No two people will have the same experience. This blog relates particularly...
Read MoreHow Was India?
Valencia Meredith
2017-05-04
How was India? What is India like? How can I answer such broad and complex questions? I could be lazy and give a single word answer like, “interesting” or a cliche phrase, “It’s totally different than what I was used to” (I’ve used both of these A LOT), but these answers don’t really answer the...
Read MoreMy Time In India
Valencia Meredith
2017-05-04
Here is a photo gallery of the things and people that made my time in India worthwhile 🙂 My Kids/ Apprenticeship My family My cohort (including staff) Travel Celebrations/Traditions Miscellaneous Thanks 🙂
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