It was a fortuitous accident that I ever heard of Global Citizen Year. On Facebook, someone was telling my friend about the program and how she should apply. I already knew that I wanted to take a gap year, and all I needed was the perfect program to do so. I clicked the link and instantly knew that this was where I wanted to spend my next year before college. I knew that a gap year would give me a broader knowledge of the world and would open my eyes to something beyond the safety and the comforts of the Bay Area. I didn’t expect to find a program that would be involved in so many aspects of different world issues, or would focus on making the Fellows into leaders. I am so scared and excited to live in Ecuador for the better part of a year, and I can only imagine what I will gain from it. I have never been away from home for more than two weeks, but I’m confident that everything I will be learning to advance in my field will keep me inspired. I will miss home and friends tremendously, but thanks to this blog I’ll keep in touch, and keep everyone posted on what I’m up to!
A Fortuitous Accident
About Emily Power
Emily spends much of her time volunteering, and has helped such organizations as Girl Scouts and Kaiser Hospital. She has been dancing at Marin School of the Arts for four years, and has spent time teaching dance for young theater. She was inspired to take a bridge year after spending the last four summers doing service work in New Orleans. In her spare time she enjoys dancing to anything from blues to swing to salsa to waltz.