2018-04-02
The Last 30 Days (Day 11): March 17, 2018Today I drank a lot of tea, wrote some blog post drafts by hand, and did a Q+A because I didn’t have enough footage.Memory of the Day: Seeing some solid representation on children’s’ television. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkE3aVEvm6c [vc_video link=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkE3aVEvm6c’] Please DONATE to my Global Citizen Year...
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The Last 30 Days (Day 10): March 16, 2018Today I was mistaken for a dog, went to a festival on a mountain, and dragged a student out of my class by the ear.Memory of the Day: Getting back to the school to see 9 students in the main office just balling their eyes out....
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The Last 30 Days (Day 9): March 15, 2018Today I ran into some familiar faces, had Spanish class, and visited an Otavalo-style shop.Memory of the Day: Dancing in the living room for about an hour before bed. I danced alone, but my music was pretty snazzy. Gabriela laughed at me on regular intervals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R40WnrXYyIY[vc_video...
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This year has been a constant cycle of goodbyes— starting off by leaving our family and friends to start off our adventure in Stanford. This cycle continues as we prepare to say goodbye to our communities, new friends, host families, and apprenticeships that we have experienced for the past eight months. During high school, I...
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2018-03-31
Mis estudiantes chistosos, locos, amables, risueños, divertidos, pacientes, y sonrientes, Estos siete meses han sido… No puedo creer que hace siete meses yo estaba parada, nerviosa, en frente de sus salas alistándome a presentarme por primera vez con ustedes. El entusiasmo para aprender inglés que ustedes tienen ha mejorado...
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This Thursday I said goodbye to all the students I’ve been teaching for the past seven months. The class wrote me notes, many of which asked me to stay or at the very least “come back monthly”. The concept of a visa and, well, money was a bit lost on them, but I was thankful...
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This blog’s purpose is to answer some questions I’d received. Application process- do they have any specific requirements? How hard is it to get a scholarship? What are the factors affecting the fact of getting a scholarship? The Global Citizen Year application process is quite simple. The 2 requirements that come to mind are (1)...
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