Archives: Fellow Updates

Moments

Shauni Lustig

2018-05-25

  For me the best and easiest way to tell a story is through a video. This video is called moments because it contains moments throughout my year in Ecuador, with Global Citizen Year, that I loved and that I think had an impact on me. The very first photo you see is the view...

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From UWC to Global Citizen Year

Juliana Trujillo Mesa

2018-05-24

Juliana is a Mahindra United World College of India graduate student from the class of 2017. She completed her Global Citizen From-UWC-to-Global-Citizen-Year.pdf

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India

Claire Darrow

2018-05-23

From the bejeweled flourish of a sari skirt to the tip of a humble Gandhi cap, India’s fashion remains just as diverse as its many foods, languages and religions. While clothing in India follows a long and well documented history, fashion in the western sense is a comparatively new concept in terms of India’s long...

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Kōtahi te whakaahua, e hea kē nei ngā kupu ka puta…

Ayla Blair-Smith

2018-05-22

Kia Ora,  Kua roa ahau i rāwāhi e noho ana, engari kua tae ki te wā me hoki ki tērā o ngā wāhi e noho pūmau ana ki tōku ngākau, ki te haukāinga, ki Aotearoa. I a au e hāereere ana i te ao, ko tōku Whaea tērā e waea mai ana me te pātai...

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*De onde você é?

Elise Steenburgh

2018-05-21

  “… I’ve never really identified myself as an American or felt apart of a culture here, maybe because I’m of mixed race or maybe because American culture shifts with every trend. I’m really excited and hopeful to discover myself and my identity in Brazil, where everyone shares a culture and history…” – August 2017 *”Where are...

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A Capstone Reflection- Growth After Global Citizen Year

Sadie Troup

2018-05-19

        Hey everyone. I’ve been back in the U.S. for well over a month now, and this post is mainly to talk about the two capstone presentations I did at my highschool. This post is a little different, especially because most of you guys have already seen me, and I no longer...

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On my way to school

Marta Allegue Souto

2018-05-17

I blow one more time on my sugary ginger chai before I leave to school, as if trying to avoid getting my tongue burnt was going to prove how strong I was feeling that morning. I say a quick goodbye to Neha, my host mum, and I close the door. After the first stretch of...

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