Archives: Fellow Updates

Capstone: Tying up Loose Ends

Trevor Hall

2018-05-26

https://youtu.be/M6V9ZcIizHI Above is my Global Citizen Year capstone video where I show a little piece of my long, but too short, experience abroad in Florianopolis. My video-making skills obviously need some work, but when I think back on my 8 months in Brazil I will now have a little video that captivates a small component...

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TLTD Vlogs: Day 20

Marissa Emerson

2018-05-25

The Last 30 Days (Day 20): March 26, 2018Today I gave Erick his birthday punches, had to explain the seriousness of some of English’s swear words, played Mission Impossible with my host siblings, and got nearly nothing done in terms of packing. Memory of the Day: Showing my siblings my senior year marching band video....

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TLTD Vlogs: Day 19

Marissa Emerson

2018-05-25

The Last 30 Days (Day 19): March 25, 2018Today I got locked in the house (again) and went to the GCY going away party with my host aunt. Memory of the Day: I got to hold Alex’s ~3 year old host brother (whom I call “mi novio” [my boyfriend]) and he reached down my shirt...

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TLTD Vlogs: Day 18

Marissa Emerson

2018-05-25

The Last 30 Days (Day 18): March 24, 2018Today I dumped my suitcases to start packing, watched some awesome Youtube videos (video featured linked below), and went to a baptism party.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_UTfgUdZqo&t=6sFeatured Video: "Get Out – A New Perspective in Horror" by Lessons from the Screenplay (awesome channel btw): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJLHs…Memory of the Day: The cutest kitten...

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TLTD Vlogs: Day 17

Marissa Emerson

2018-05-25

The Last 30 Days (Day 17): March 23, 2018Today I set up my Final Community Project and had my last crocheting class. That's basically it. It took all day and when I got home I was down for the count.Memory of the Day: The feeling of accomplishment when I finished organizing everything. That and finally...

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TLTD Vlogs: Day 16

Marissa Emerson

2018-05-25

The Last 30 Days (Day 16): March 22, 2018Today I ate some Italian food, visited Leila, and celebrated Erick's birthday.Memory of the Day: That darn-tootin' banana that kept reappearing throughout the day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABm0x6L01A Please DONATE to my Global Citizen Year fundraising page here:  https://donate.globalcitizenyear.org/fundraiser/978608

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Just my sprinkle of Senegal – Capstone’18

Tiffany Hurtado

2018-05-25

Capstone video link:[vc_video link=’ https://vimeo.com/271275436′]   I made a video for my capstone as my way of storytelling, because I thought that in that way I could more easily express what my 7-month experience was like. I was collecting footage since we got to Senegal, but not necessarily with the intention of making this capstone...

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