Fellow Stories

A Photo Blog

Diego Lasner

2018-03-13

Galapagos: A Photo Blog 🏝 BY DIEGO LASNER I decided dedicating a normal written blog to my independent travel time spent in Galapagos would be underwhelming, and completely not doing the islands justice. As one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to, I decided to show the world its beauty through pictures and...

The Story of A Stranger

Elise Leise

2018-03-09

Ten kaleidoscopic skulls stare back at me, strung together along the bracelet that now rests in my palm. A present from a stranger, something I would never usually adorn myself with but that I know will remind me of the man seated in front of me for weeks and years to come. He winces as...

So Much More

Elise Leise

2018-03-09

Senegal,  I can't remember clearly what I imagined you to be; what stereotypes I inadvertently packed in my suitcase alongside my solar charger and all-polyester clothing and water sterilization device. Vibrant saturation of color, drums beating deep and low, sun-scalded dirt roads, lions — I'm ashamed to admit it now, but that was the basis...

51 things I will miss about Senegal

Isabel Munoz Beaulieu

2018-03-08

1. Watching guys running towards a moving vehicle in order to be able to get in it. 2. Taking the public bus early in the morning and being able to see the city wake up. 3. Eating oily street omelettes and sugary nescafé. 4. Eating around the same bowl with my family. 5. Walking through...

Why Punctuality is Overrated (and other Reflections)

Maya Wilcox

2018-03-07

A couple weeks ago, someone asked me, “What is the most important thing you’ve gotten out of this year?” A question I’m sure I’ll hear a lot when I return home. But truthfully, picking just one is hard. My time here has changed how I look at the world and how I feel about myself...

Leveraging names

Boby Yazdi

2018-03-06

Today, March 6th, is the exactly one month and one day before I will leave India back to the states for a week long re-entry training at the beautiful Redwood forests. The training is the mark of the completion of my Global Citizen Year fellowship and I couldn’t be filled with more emotions: Happy, excited,...

Journey In Photos

Chloe Cobb

2018-03-02

http://archive.globalcitizenyear.org/author/Chloe-Cobb/

As I Slept

2018-02-15

  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, My name is Nicholas Marx and I would like to share with you a few influential moments of my gap year, and their broader context in world events. As a fellow Kentuckian and a loyal adversary, I feel like these experiences may help you focus on the issues in...

The Ecua-women in my life

Leandra Pedretti

2018-02-06

I ask my abuela if she still loves her husband. We are walking along the cobblestoned streets of Cuenca, winding our way around colonial buildings, flower markets and our first personal conversation. I remember thinking how beautiful it was, the affection that lingered in all of our words. She has already asked me why I...