Fellow Stories
True gap year stories from Fellows abroad!
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A hastened goodbye
Momar Mboup
2019-05-30
My first month in India just elapsed with everything going smoothly in my class. I was gradually getting myself accustomed to the teaching methods, the beautiful school culture, and the students. It was the perfect momentum for growth and enjoyment. Amongst all these happenings, my favourites were my interactions with the students in general. Whether...
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Holi
Jack Swartzentruber
2019-05-29
The Indian celebration of Holi was one of the best ways for me to end my experience in Hyderabad. Known as the festival of color, Holi signals the beginning of spring and for many represents an opportunity to let loose and be social with anyone one meets. The most well-known part of the festival, “playing...
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The Plurality of Home
Gema Benavides Jimenez
2019-05-29
Brilliant ideas overload me every time I don’t have access to a pen or a keyboard to track them down. Nevertheless, all inspiration seems to fade away each time I sit down in front of my laptop. When I am ready to let my mind flow and write, she is not ready to do so...
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Thank you mentors
Momar Mboup
2019-05-28
Dear mentors As we part our ways, curtain of our TFI journey folds while a new life is about to unfurls before us. This missive shall convey my thoughts to its best so much as words proved to not be enough to express both my bittersweet emotions and my gratitude towards you. First and foremost,...
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मुझे हैदराबाद पसंद है
Momar Mboup
2019-05-28
मुझे हैदराबाद की याद आती है । मेरा परिवार ओर मैं नागोल में रहते हैं । हम लोग रोज़ बात करते थे । खाना हैदराबाद में बहुत मसालेदार और तीखा है । इसलिए यह बहुत अच्छा है । सब लोग मेरे दोस्त हैं ।मैं विजय भारती विद्यालय में काम करना था । मेरा घर से...
Read MoreLessons
Faith Anderson
2019-05-27
I look back at the valuable words my Teach for India mentor, Ananya, shared with me in a letter she gave me at the end of the year. In this letter she shares with me lessons that she learned from me, and I know realize that they are almost word for word the lessons that I...
Read MoreMemories Abroad
Faith Anderson
2019-05-25
Being back home for about a month now (actually back in my town, not just being back to the states) I have been thinking a lot about how this past year has felt a lot like just a dream. I have had to fight this consistently as I there are valuable people, realizations, and lessons...
Read MoreA Unique Souvenir
Elizabeth Farrell
2019-05-25
One of my goals going into my gap year was to fill a sketchbook – something I’ve never been able to fully do before. I figured this was the perfect opportunity to do just that. Aside from taking many photos while in India, I also took of my free time to draw lots and try...
Read MoreBollywood Bonanza: a review of all the movies I watched while in India.
Elizabeth Farrell
2019-05-24
While in India, I was lucky enough to be placed in a host family with a Mom who had a passion for movies. Every chance we got, we’d see whatever new Hindi movie was in theatres. I fell in love with Indian cinema! Back home, I’d completely fallen out of love with film – every...
Read MoreLooking back
Emiliana Reinoso
2019-05-23
Today, this Wednesday morning, I am sitting on an old sofa writing about what I still can not decipher. The days can be very intense when you go back to what used to be my whole idea of a home. The truth is that three years living outside the country have not helped me feel...
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Uma Fruta Atrás da Outra
Luciana Ribeiro da Silva
2019-05-23
Escrito no dia 19 de março de 2019, em Hyderabad, India. Chegamos na Índia quando a época do romã tinha acabado de começar. Fortes tons de rosa e vermelho tinham dominado cafés da manhã e vasilhas de iogurte. E mesmo que as sementes da fruta fossem saudáveis e brilhantes, eu carregava em mim o peso...
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One Season After The Other
Luciana Ribeiro da Silva
2019-05-23
We got to India when pomegranate season had just started. Powerful, beautiful tones of pink and red had taken over breakfast tiffins and curd bowls. And although the seeds were bright and healthy, I carried in me the burden of wanting to be somewhere else at all times during that same season. Nothing seemed enough,...
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