2019-04-16
As my time in India comes to an end, I have realized the best way to measure how much my host family loves me is by how much food they try to (and most times, successfully) pile on my plate. Before we were placed with our host families we were warned by Global Citizen Year...
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2019-04-15
One of the most difficult things I have been forced to confront over my gap year is my privilege. I’m white. I’m American. I’m a native English speaker. I’m wealthy. Well, I have never considered myself wealthy until recently. I knew my family had money; we lived comfortably and never had to worry about putting...
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2019-04-15
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If you asked me where I’d thought I’d be in a year before Senegal you’d never have heard “in love” yet here I am. I fell in love with my mismatch family who’s relations I never fully figured out. I fell in love with my students who took me in with such enthusiasm and understanding....
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2019-04-15
[image: IMG_20190309_111049.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121634.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121520.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121449.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121615.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121706.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121657.jpg] [image: IMG_20190310_150603.jpg] *Final Community Project Here is more information on IFP, such as: where it started, goals, etc. www.uwcsea.edu.sg/IfP IFP was under the “HundrED 2018 Global List of Inspiring Innovations”, take a look: hundred.org/en/articles/hundred-2018-global-list-of-inspiring-innovations More information about IFP on the HundrED...
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2019-04-15
[image: IMG_20181224_130214.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_130242.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_130234.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_131050.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_152524.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_152434.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_152529.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_175759.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_180159.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_175924.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_183959.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_130858_BURST001_COVER.jpg] [image: IMG_20181224_191245_1.jpg] *Gorée Island a beautiful place that holds a strong history of its past* Here is a link for more information on the island: whc.unesco.org/en/list/26/
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2019-04-15
[image: IMG_20180903_155230.jpg] [image: IMG_20180909_162825.jpg] [image: IMG_20180910_112022.jpg] [image: IMG_20180923_085527.jpg] [image: IMG_20181003_135805.jpg] [image: IMG_20181023_185351.jpg] [image: IMG_20190117_105934.jpg] [image: IMG_20190201_103734.jpg] [image: IMG_20190325_111838.jpg][image: IMG_20181106_181909.jpg] *Some pictures of this special place where I spent 8 months*
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