Archives: Fellow Updates

8 People That Have Inspired/Impacted Me Throughout Program Launch*

Marissa Emerson

2017-09-12

You may be wondering why I've written a list of eight individuals and not a nice, well-rounded number, like ten. Well I'll tell you that there is a deep, philosophical reason for it that will absolutely blow your mind: Eight is my favorite number. (Mind = blown) So, here is a list of eight people that...

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Bem-vindo ao Brasil

Leonardo Salvatore

2017-09-12

Two weeks have gone by since I embarked on this adventure and it feels like forever. The first week was all about getting to know the incredible people who have created this path for students around the world and mentally preparing to overcome the inevitable challenges we will have to face during our bridge year....

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Live From The Field

Callista Helms

2017-09-12

And so the adventure begins. The saying “It’s not an adventure until something goes wrong” came to be very true throughout the start of my travels. It began after landing in San Francisco. I discovered that my suitcase wheel had broken, and there was no way I could carry two fifty pound bags when one...

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non-stop

Alexandra Moreno

2017-09-12

On Wednesday around 1AM we made it out of customs and into Ecuador. I was very happy to be out of Berkeley and finally in country. We spent four nights together at this spiritual retreat, two to a room. Each room had a bathroom, hot water available from 7AM to 8AM and like almost every other...

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Carrots

Phuong Nguyen

2017-09-11

“No comprehendo.” “No hablo espanol bien.” “Estudio espanol” And silence. Smiles. Smirks? An abundance of shame. The car ride to my host family’s home was unbearable. The welcome to my Quito home was an overestimation of my social skills. Those had expired the moment I set foot away from my cohort. I was loitering in...

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Peace Only

Isabelle Johnson

2017-09-10

The last week of training is finally coming to an end. The cohort & I have been staying at the TosTan Training Center in the city of Thiès. TosTan’s mission is to bring the community together by teaching literacy skills to adolescents and adults in Thiès. It is lovely meeting and communicating with the staff,...

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The Art of Mindfulness

Ebunoluwa Akinbode

2017-09-09

“If I can be here now, I can be there then.” -Abby Falick     Where am I right now? Close your eyes.     I’m standing in a parking lot. The Meier Stanford dorm stands erect in front of me. Beside me is the massive coach bus that will be transferring my fellow Senegal cohort and...

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