Archives: Fellow Updates

Starting again

Pamela Martinez

2018-08-26

    I don’t know if you’ve ever heard about mercury retrograde but after this summer I definitely believe in it. As Wikipedia shortly explains, it is a period of time in which (haha srsly I don’t remember the scientific reason – I am an artsy person, haha) everything related to communications and technology just...

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I have No Keys Left

Ali Yuksekkaya

2018-08-26

     As I am moving on to a new and different part of my life, I am excited, nervous, and a little bit scared. I am excited because I always wanted to go to different countries and learn new things. I am nervous and scared because as someone who has changed schools quite a...

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3.53 METRIC TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE BETTER BE WORTH IT!

Edin Čusto

2018-08-26

During my time at the UWC in Mostar, where I was born and have lived all my life, I used to joke with my international friends regarding their carbon footprint. Because they needed to travel from their home countries to Mostar and vice versa, their carbon footprint was much higher compared to mine, at least...

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Be Your Own Pressure System

Adriana Martinez-Smiley

2018-08-26

To ease my nervous breath before I travelled to California, I decided to read a poem or two. I shuffled through my Grandmother’s book collection, letting my fingertips gently graze upon each book’s spine until it landed on one that felt right.The book that I happened to pick up was called Winds by Mary O’Neill,...

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Off The Beaten Path

Ara Vickers

2018-08-26

    Today, I am embarking on the journey of a lifetime. I am taking my first substantial steps towards the passions that have been resonating within me since I was a sagacious eight year old, curiously flipping through 1980’s zoology textbooks. My great love for animals, combined with my desire to learn from experience,...

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Bye New Orleans

Xian Porter

2018-08-26

I’m happy I got to spend my last night in New Orleans with my best friend at a Lil Wayne concert. HELLO Ecuador!

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And so my journey begins…

Anthony Romain Jr.

2018-08-26

The day has finally come. The day that I have been dreading but yet was so excited about leaving my family to live with another family in India for a whole year! ( Well about 9 months or so). I can't wait to meet up with my cohort members.  This is only the beginning…. 

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