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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Walk To Work
Isabel Najjar
2017-03-04
I mentioned in an earlier post how lucky I feel to have such a beautiful walk to work. In an effort to share that with my friends and family, and to give people an idea of what my world here looks like, I made this little video. Enjoy! [vc_video link=’https://vimeo.com/206698606′]
Read MoreSabunde Tubaco
Nicholas Montano
2017-02-28
[vc_video link=’https://youtu.be/LsSDmwh-kMU’] My friend’s mom sent me a care package this month with bulk size items. Now I’m not one to complain when I receive a package with 80 packets of fruit snacks and a value size box of Frosted Flakes, but I couldn’t wrap my head around the 20 bars of soap she sent...
Read MoreThe Random Good Stuff
Anne Cohen
2017-02-27
I’ve been keeping a list in my journal of some of the random good stuff that I have experienced here in Senegal. Each of these moments gave me an indescribable feeling, when I need it most. The list altogether serves as a reminder of my intentions this year and why I am here. 1 A...
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A day in the life of Mame Diara Samb
Fernanda Savaris Nunes
2017-02-27
Saalam Aleikum! It’s me again, but this time not as Fernanda. In this blog post I will be Mame Diara (aka The Only Tubab in Town), who is also the person I have been being for these past 6 months in Senegal. Yes, I have a different name here (apparently tubab names are too complicated...
Read MoreWhy take a bridge year?
Hanna Karnei
2017-02-23
This video is a brief summary of why I decided to take a bridge year and what this experience meant to me so far. Six months into my bridge year, I can tell that it’s been a tremendously meaningful journey marked by unexpected highs and lows. I’ve been molded and rebuilt by this place in...
Read MoreNew Year, New Blog Post
Emma Sexton
2017-02-23
14/01/2017 For a while now, I have been afraid to pick up a pen and actually use it. I’ve been reading and analyzing and musing and observing, just trying to find my own voice somewhere between the lines of my life. Because my words just haven’t what they used to be. Once upon a time,...
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be American?
Christopher Iba
2017-02-23
A·mer·i·can /əˈmerəkən/ adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. *Meriam Webster Dictionary It is sad to think that the US has stolen the name America from millions. America is not one country. It is actually 54 countries that span across two hemispheres. I think as citizens of the...
Read MoreStories from India
Claire Reichle
2017-02-23
I have been living in India for five months now, which means quite a few things. First and foremost, this means that I have been slacking on my blog posts, with my last and only blog post having been written before Pre-Departure Training (our first week together in California). I have quite a few things...
Read MoreFamilia
Sophia Carroll
2017-02-23
I went last weekend to visit my host family in Curitiba, the city that I stayed in for two weeks when I first got to Brazil for In-Country Orientation. My family in Curitiba is a couple with no kids, and they are both doctors, (financially comfortable and extremely well-educated), and spoke English. I was very...
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