Archives: Fellow Updates

Chapter 2: The New Ways of Doing Old Things

Xandra Coleman

2018-09-20

On my way to being dropped off to my host family for the very first time, amidst an utter lack of traffic lights and street signs, I saw three versions of a stop sign.1. A post holding up the mere metal outline of a stop sign with no hint of red 2. An empty post...

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Un Nuevo Comienzo

Luca Sassi

2018-09-17

English Two years ago I embarked on a life changing experience traveling to Singapore to attend high school at the United World College of South East Asia. At UWCSEA my world was changed in many different ways. I was sharing my life and space with people from all around the word, something very odd to...

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What is a beginning anyways ?

Inaara Habibo

2018-09-17

It has been a little more than a week since I have moved in with my host family. Many transformations have happened within me, but that is another story. This blog post was supposed to be uploaded a while ago but due to internet and battery issues that did not happen. Anyways, here it is...

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Seeing the world through new eyes

Grace Partridge

2018-09-16

“Siddhartha opened his eyes and looked around him, a smile filled his face, and a deep sensation of awakening from long dreams streamed through him, even to his toes. And instantly his pace quickened, he walked briskly, like a man who knows what he has to do. ‘Oh,’ he thought breathing freely, taking a deep...

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A Journey Entry from the Bus to “Peguche”

Selena Harris

2018-09-16

I was going to wait longer to start my blogging abroad. I was trying to accumulate the nitty gritty, the knowledge, possibly even some “spiritual growth” before publishing. You know, the real deal. But, given my circumstances right now, I figured why not. This is the real real deal- me on the public bus next...

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Getting to Know Giron and Mi Familia

Barbara Peck

2018-09-15

The first thing I saw when I walked into my new home: Have you ever had a teacher explain the same thing in three different ways but you still didn’t understand, and so you just end up smiling and nodding? That pretty much sums up my first week here with my host family. Regardless of...

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My Ecua-Family

Sarah Montross

2018-09-15

I thought I’d designate this blog post to my host family because a short – or long – week ago, I arrived in Guapán, Azogues, Ecuador, where I will be spending the next seven and a half months. Guapán is a small town on the outskirts of Azogues, a relatively modest city in the province...

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