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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the Total Myth of "Finding Yourself" and Why You Should Never do it
Sophia Youngdahl
2019-01-09
In the months before coming to Senegal, the thing I searched for the most was clarity. Clarity within myself, clarity in what the heck I was about to do with my life, clarity pertaining to who I would become and what would change over the course of eight months abroad. I don’t quite know what...
Read MoreDancing in the Clouds
Katarina Guillot
2019-01-09
Ever Since I was a little girl, dance has consistently been a part of my life. Throughout the process of applying to GCY, I knew that choosing a country that would allow me to learn a lot about different styles of dances would be the main factor in my decision. After lots of investigating, Ecuador...
Read MoreBella Unión y Mi Familia SanMartin!
Dena Muething
2019-01-09
In my last blog post, I talked a little about my host family and the community that I’m living in. I’m a little over halfway done with my year in Ecuador and I wanted to give you all a glimpse into my little rural town, Bella Unión, and my absolutely amazing host family. Enjoy this...
Read MoreWayland Student Press Network Interview
Sophia Alfaro
2019-01-08
My high school’s journalism class is writing articles on 2018 alum who have opted to go abroad after high school instead of college in the states. Here are my responses to their questions. Where did you go? Pune, Maharashtra, India Why did you pick that place? I’m here with a program that offers four countries...
Read MoreA few survival tips! Algunos consejos de supervivencia List of things you need to know if you come to Senegal ( I learn this from my first week In my host family)/ Lista de cosas que deberías saber sí vienes a Senegal. (Aprendí esto en mi primera semana con mi familia de acogida)
Ndenda Mutsaku
2019-01-03
-Greetings is essential for social life and is one of the most important things, if you don’t do it you would be seen as antisocial!! Is also the best way to do random new friends -Cookings will be a great upper body workout! -Be ready to sit in the floor and eat in a big...
Read MoreAutosuccess
Jaime Givens
2019-01-03
Tuk Tuk, Auto Rickshaw, Rickshaw, Auto. One of the first things that pop into your mind when you think of an typical, Indian street. They’re (usually) the cheapest way to get around. They’re the most fun to get around in. They’re an essential part of the Indian experience. However, when you don’t speak Hindi and...
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Saturday, December 29th: A Midnight Swim
Sophie Auvin
2019-01-02
I turn around slightly and shouted “Vamos?” into the night only to see two figures charging ahead into the waves. I pick my feet up and run towards the murky waters mentally preparing myself for the shock of ice cold water. My feet fumbling over the pocketed sand, I rush into the ocean and was...
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Gap Years Don’t Go According to Plan
Anna Sophie Tinneny
2018-12-30
Before coming to Ecuador, I had it all figured out. I knew where I wanted to go to college, what I wanted to do for a living, and where I wanted to live post-degree. The one thing I didn’t know was why I was doing GCY. Despite being so sure of myself in most other...
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Grappling with Gravity: Capoeira
Rebecca Rose
2018-12-25
Capoeira is art in motion. It’s dance, it’s gymnastics, it’s martial arts. When performed well, it’s two bodies moving as one in harmony. It starts with the premise of constant motion. A simple back and forth step called ginga is the foundation of everything else; stop moving, and you get got. From this base it...
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