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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This Woman’s Work
Miniya Ali
2017-11-01
The wait to receive the slip of paper that would detail our host family members names and ages was one of the most anxious and nerve-wrecking times of my life. What kind of people would we be staying with for the next eight months? Since I was one of the last people to receive my...
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In-between
Leandra Pedretti
2017-10-30
Before my time in Ecuador, when it still felt hypothetical and distant, I was entirely convinced that this bridge year would be one inspirational story after another heartwarming encounter-on repeat. One after the other, all day, every day. A factory line of heartfelt anecdotes and life lessons. Every success would be insightful and significant, every...
Read MoreLearning How to Learn
Wyatt Foster
2017-10-30
Growing up in a town where taking time to step back and reflect on life was viewed as a waste of time, and self care meant hopefully finishing homework before 1AM so you could get a few hours of sleep, life in Senegal is a big transition. I remember begging my dad at least once...
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Snip Snip*
Danny DeBare
2017-10-29
My hair was a hot mess, and everyone knew it. I took too much time in the morning attempting to mat down this uncontrollable nest. And by 10am, it looked like your aunt who always greets you with a head scratch had a field day. I decided something had to be done. But the...
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TOP 10 THINGS UNIQUE TO MY LIFE IN ECUADOR
JuliaGrace Walker
2017-10-28
1. The School Bell The school bell here is like a bomb siren from a WWII movie. Every 40 minutes, the deafening alarm wails across campus from numerous megaphones. The siren is not for the students. The teachers leave and rotate to their next classroom. All students stay in the same room. The class erupts...
Read MoreHow I joined a Brazilian Band
Nick Cleveland-Stout
2017-10-26
It was getting kind of late. I was ready to head home. I checked the bus schedule to see if I could still catch the last bus. “We could go back to my house.” Artur offered. Artur was a funny guy. I had just met him and didn't know much about him, but he had...
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Nicolas Livon-Navarro
2017-10-23
It’s been Thirty-four days since I arrived on this incredible island. Thirty-four days since I moved to this new place I’ll, one day call home. I know this process will change me in so many ways and looking back on how different I was will be crazy, but being in it is overwhelming. Overwhelming in the...
Read MoreTubab (“White person”) Findings In Senegal
Shannon Yuen
2017-10-22
Let me take you on a simulation that is somewhat replicative of my first 1.5 months here in Senegal. And in case you do experience culture shock just from reading this and in case you do have trouble choosing your coping mechanism for it, take my advice: an excessively aggressive sense of humor never fails....
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Así Es La Vida
Henry Yeary
2017-10-22
October is cruising to a close, and having lived in Ecuador for over a month now, I can confidently say that each day has come with its own unexpected package of lessons, hardships, smiles, and mysteries; but more importantly, each day I’m starting to feel more and more at home. I currently reside in the...
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