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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First Learning Block
Angel Bryant
2019-11-08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87FEXqAM3Sg There's too much to put into words, so here's a video.
Read MoreLife Lessons from Pune’s Public Transportation
Celia Morton
2019-11-07
The kids in my school knew it before I did. By 5th grade, I was already being nicknamed mandona which is Spanish for bossy. I didn’t really start realizing it until a few years later, once I had moved from Costa Rica to Sweden, and regarded my time as so precious that I could not...
Read MoreSmelly
Christina Chevie
2019-11-07
Every now and again, the smell of wet dog or low tide will seep through the windows. And I find myself inhaling every last drop. In my mind I am swept away to drip castles at Bowermans beach club, surrounded by faces that I’ve seen throughout every blink of my eyes. Without warning, I am...
Read MoreWaiting For The Poetry
Christina Chevie
2019-11-07
For a long time now, I’ve written many blogs. None of which I have published. I don’t know why. I guess I have been waiting for perfection, for clarity, for a better understanding as to what the hell is going on. I see now though that not all writing needs to hide it’s deeper meaning....
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Thoughts from the roof terrace – Gedanken von der Dachterrasse
Levin Stamm
2019-11-06
— Deutsch unten — Even after two months, the roof terrace of my host family is still one of my favourite places in Pune. In the afternoons, when the air of the city becomes a poisonous cocktail of biting exhaust fumes and high temperatures, I climb the stairs of the house and watch the roofs of my...
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Being Homesick Sucks?
Melissa Matias
2019-11-05
“Live in the present” they say but for some reason, I can’t stop thinking about the life I’ve been living for the past eighteen years. October 27th was Diwali and in preparation of it, my host family and I set up lights and lamps all around the house. Automatically, my mind associated that with the...
Read MoreWarm Chai
Lara Solis
2019-11-03
As I reached my two-month mark of living in India, I also finished my 30th book. I have learned the following, in terms of literature and the reading of books: When you get rid of social media and have no access to wifi, it is monumentally easier to read the number of books you want...
Read MoreA Collection of Impressions
Celia Morton
2019-11-01
I made a video for my fundraising campaign for the Global Citizen Year Scholarship Fund, showing what kind of experiences are created thanks to those who donate. So here comes a little summary of my highlights these past two months! Keep in mind that I'm only showing highlights and that this isn't a holistic portrayal of...
Read MoreAn Invitation
Carly Nolan
2019-10-27
Dear The Friends and Family Who Are Requesting More Blog Posts, I invite you all to step into my shoes: I come from a place, a family, a community of people who have not seen the world and believe so much of the horrible things they read and see about the...
Read MoreMy movie list… Enjoy!!!
Deepa Gayadin
2019-10-26
A new country means new tattoos, new drinks, new drugs, new friends, 2-wheelers, CouchSurfing, no more journaling but above all of this a new range of movies. And here's a list of my all-time favourite movies: The Fast and the Furious: The Fate of the Furious in Pune Drift (2019) Week one in the city...
Read MoreOnly For Today
Brianna Torres
2019-10-24
I can sit patiently and enjoy the company around me staying true to exactly who they are, doing exactly what they do but that would only remind that I have forgotten who I am or perhaps just who I wanted to be something I hate to admit really because, like today, I am left alone...
Read MoreThe Freedom of a Turquoise Scarf
Celia Morton
2019-10-22
October 3rd, 2019 I’m still getting used to it, the tight fabric over my mouth and nose, absorbing the sweat running down my temple. Sometimes I still feel suffocated by it. The turquoise scarf wrapped around my head and face was my aunt’s, and even though I was reluctant to bring it, I know now...
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