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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GCY Capstone: My Senegalese Year in Music
Ebunoluwa Akinbode
2018-05-31
[vc_video link=’https://vimeo.com/272677330′]https://vimeo.com/272677330 Coming back from Senegal a common problem that I ran into was that no matter how detailed I explained a story from my year in Senegal, the person listening could never really understand what it was like: why I wasn’t scared; why I didn’t find it weird; how I wasn’t helping them-...
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Kōtahi te whakaahua, e hea kē nei ngā kupu ka puta…
Ayla Blair-Smith
2018-05-22
Kia Ora, Kua roa ahau i rāwāhi e noho ana, engari kua tae ki te wā me hoki ki tērā o ngā wāhi e noho pūmau ana ki tōku ngākau, ki te haukāinga, ki Aotearoa. I a au e hāereere ana i te ao, ko tōku Whaea tērā e waea mai ana me te pātai...
Read Morethe art of description
Leandra Pedretti
2018-05-15
Here’s the link to my Capstone video! [vc_video link=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikSlb894K6A&t=5s ‘] Throughout my time in Ecuador, and the process of blog-writing, it seemed impossible to put this experience into words. No matter how well I mastered the art of description, I knew that every reader would create their own version of this world in their mind....
Read More“How Does it Feel Being Home?”
Wyatt Foster
2018-05-04
One of the questions I’ve been getting the most is, “how does it feel being home??”. I honestly wish I had a more interesting answer than the fact that it feels normal. The roads are the same, the buildings unchanged, and my room was just as I left it. So no, it doesn’t feel strange...
Read MoreUma Carta
Sophie Winter
2018-04-17
Dear Mum and Dad, My hair is longer and my skin darker. My family has expanded, stretching from America, England, Australia and Brazil. I have friends who speak several languages, who have grown up in the Middle East, South America, and Europe. I have argued, agreed and changed. I learned how to cook rice...
Read MoreQ&A Blog
Patil Khakhamian
2018-03-30
This blog’s purpose is to answer some questions I’d received. Application process- do they have any specific requirements? How hard is it to get a scholarship? What are the factors affecting the fact of getting a scholarship? The Global Citizen Year application process is quite simple. The 2 requirements that come to mind are (1)...
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The Great Outdoors – An Introduction Pt.2
Kara Esplin
2018-03-30
Hello, my names Kara (Or Carol if that’s easier.) I live on a small island (Florianopolis) in the south of Brazil. It’s only 33 miles long, yet it still takes about 3.5 hours to drive from top to bottom. Don’t even ask me how long it’d take with a bus, I tried it once and it was...
Read MoreA Final Toast
Sunghoon Kwak
2018-03-27
I’d like to raise a toast to all the people who guided us through our days here in India. You know, there are a lot of factors that go into a “thriving” year. Of course, it’s no surprise when the fellows just happen to be phenomenal. I mean look at us. Look how great we...
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The Renaissance Time
Christopher Maloney
2018-03-26
I finally feel like I have my life here figured out, I mean more or less. There will always be those moments that remind you that, although you have been here for 6 1/2 months, you still lack the lifetime of experience of those around you. Those moments such as when the sunlight has...
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