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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my first blog
Sophie Librett
2019-08-22
Savoring Salt Lake City The closer I get to the Global Launch becomes more and more surreal. As I sit with my friends in conversation I have started to take a step back and appreciate all of the love and support around me. Everything from a small smile to a passionate hug has filled my...
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Shea Kerry’s First Blog!
Shea Kerry
2019-08-21
Hello! Welcome to my first blog. I have no clue how all my blogs will be structured. It may be about what I am experiencing, what I observe, notes to my future/past self, or random things I am thinking about. Being honest, I usually have everything planned out, but I do not have a solid...
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The Mind of an Anxious, Pre-departing Fellow
Drew Erickson
2019-08-20
The Big Question: am I crazy or just crazy faithful? This question skips through my head day in and day out as the move to Senegal quickly approaches. In moments of pure joy and excitement, I find a voice in the back of my mind asking… is this too crazy? This decision to GO and...
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The Power of Daydreaming
Joshua Gervais
2019-08-20
It is exactly 5 days until my 18th birthday, and 10 days until I embark on my journey to halfway across the world– a fact that has only just crashed upon my unsuspecting psyche. For my first blog, I want to reflect on the things that have led to this upcoming adventure: rejection, an Instagram...
Read MorePost GCY Final Thoughts
Hailey Thomas-Turner
2019-06-01
Post GCY Final Thoughts I cannot believe that just two months ago I was a completely different person. Die Astou Samb. I remember the day that my father gave me that name. He named me after my older sister who was there when she gave it to me. She looked so embarrassed that so much...
Read MoreMy Final Community Project
Hailey Thomas-Turner
2019-06-01
My Final Community Project I decided to provide a small snippet of what my final community project was about. I had a blast working and connecting with the girls at Taiba Lycee. Below is an overview of what I did and a link to a small Google Slides presentation that I put together. In my...
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a retrospective look at February
Phoebe Shea Perez
2019-06-01
After looking at and listening to past journal entries, notes in my phone, audio recordings from late at night when I’d talk to myself, drawings from my siblings, photo reminders, and memories engraved in foreign songs, I’ve begun to develop an appreciation for the beauty of my Février in Touba Toul. My unhealthy obsession with...
Read MoreMy gap year playlist
Hailey Thomas-Turner
2019-05-31
My Senegalese Playlist Music has been such an integral part of my gap year experience. I never knew how poppin the aspect of music would be to Senegalese culture. I love the drum breaks in both traditional and contemporary Senegalese music. Here’s a list of the music I constantly bumped to during my gap year....
Read MoreJournal Entries: Before and After
Hailey Thomas-Turner
2019-05-31
Journal Entries: Before and After August 26th 2018 7:30 pm Stanford, California I have been here a total of eight hours, and I am ready to turn back home. The people here are inspiring, intelligent, and intriguing, and I do not feel that I match their caliber. However, I continue to smile and give the...
Read MoreMy Yaay’s Omelet Recipe
Hailey Thomas-Turner
2019-05-31
My Yaay’s Omelet Recipe 3 Large Eggs 1 Small Sweet Yellow onion ½ cup of peanut oil 1 tablespoon Brown Vinegar Salt ¼ of a Madji Cube, ground Black pepper French Baguette (to serve) Mayonnaise (to serve) Background I remember the first real street food item that I had was an omelet....
Read MoreCAN YOU CHANGE THE WORLD AFTER UWC?
Salome-Valdivieso
2019-05-30
Who doesn’t want to live by the UWC mission? After graduating from UWCRCN (1 year ago now) I felt encouraged and ready to change the hard realities of our daily lives. I was sure that in RCN, I got the necessary tools to make an impact in my home country and wherever I went. I...
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Ten Tips for Those Interested in Taking a (GCY) Gap Year in Senegal
Peter Dull
2019-05-26
Known as the Land of Teranga (Hospitality in Wolof), Senegal is a great place to test your limits and be able to immerse yourself in a societal context polar to your own. While learning the culture and language is great, you need to also learn how to set appropriate expectations that are realistic with your...
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