2018-03-07
A couple weeks ago, someone asked me, “What is the most important thing you’ve gotten out of this year?” A question I’m sure I’ll hear a lot when I return home. But truthfully, picking just one is hard. My time here has changed how I look at the world and how I feel about myself...
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Today, March 6th, is the exactly one month and one day before I will leave India back to the states for a week long re-entry training at the beautiful Redwood forests. The training is the mark of the completion of my Global Citizen Year fellowship and I couldn’t be filled with more emotions: Happy, excited,...
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A couple of weeks ago I came back from my Independent Travel with Donna. (A week where we are allowed to go outside Pune). When traveling through a country like India there are bound to be good stories following, here is one of them! Donna and I had reached the small mountain town Mcleodgangj...
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Auto Rickshaws Indian Name-Auto GCY Fellow Name- Rick (ONLY WEIRDOS SAY SHAWS) SPEED Rating: 4/5 This ride is one of the best I know to get somewhere fast. Due to the small size, they can weave through traffic pretty easily when compared to a car, and the local drivers normally know the fasted...
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Olá, elise!Você se juntou à IRIS+ contra Degradação ambiental. Quais são os amanhãs possíveis? O tema que mais te preocupa diz respeito ao planeta e aos desafios sobre como viver de forma harmônica com seus recursos. A Terra passa por intensas transformações do clima e da biodiversidade, e será preciso adaptar os hábitos a este cenário. A partir disso...
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2018-03-04
I have my introduction down pat in both English and Spanish. “Este año estoy viviendo con una familia indigena, enseñando inglés en una escuela pública y experimentando la cultura aquí” This year, I am living with an Indigenous family, teaching English at the local public school, and experiencing the culture here! Without fail, I let...
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2018-03-03
One of the most frequent questions I get about living in Brazil is that of safety. Though Florianopolis is one of the safest places in Brazil, with some of the lowest crime rates, I have done quite a bit of traveling through Sao Paulo (Brazils mega city) and Rio de Janeiro. And my consensus is, YES!...
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