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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KYA BAAT HAI
Jemina Auge
2019-05-31
From my journal, 10 February As I made my way from a taxing day of disciplining undisciplined ten year olds, I was tired and a tinge frustrated. My mind wandered back to Ayush relentlessly using his pencils and desk as a drum set, to Nupur proudly applying glue in her braids the same...
Read MoreBONDING OVER CHAPATI, part 1
Jemina Auge
2019-05-31
From my journal, 15 November For the entirety of the first month with my host family, the kitchen was a ‘do not enter’ zone. In this space where chai was always brewing and rice was always steaming and vegetables were always frying, my host mom set the rules – and apparently, one such (unofficial)...
Read MoreSilhouettes of Palm
Anna Denniston
2019-05-30
I love my bed in Iowa City. It’s small, but that’s okay, because it only needs to fit me, which it does perfectly. I’ve got it positioned so I can pull my curtains back and look out through the screen into my backyard, and the outline of the pine tree branches in the back. In...
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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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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...
Read MoreMy top 10 Brazilian songs
Ida Nydelius
2019-05-26
Olá! Welcome to a short introduction to Brazilian music. Put on your headphones, let's dive in! 10. Medley da Gaiola – Dennis DJ Remix – MC Kevin o Chris Here is my fav funk song which reminds me of those funk parties and how the Brazil cohort was showing their new skills at RET. *FUNK*...
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Receitas do Brasil (Recipes from Brazil)
Sara Ahlich
2019-05-25
Oi! For my Final Community Project in Brazil, I did a few things to look deeper into an issue that had been prominent in my year: food and nutrition. The food at my homestay was very different from what I was used to eating, and I became concerned about my diet. To explore this issue,...
Read MoreMango
Anna Denniston
2019-05-25
Banana, pineapple, mango for breakfast before school. On days we’re running late, just the mango, cecause mamá knows it’s my favorite. Afternoon naps next to Danny; Lulled to sleep by his game’s sounds off gunshots and bombs and footprints on gravel that I can hear even now. And then a soft nudge to show me...
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