Archives: Fellow Updates

Stranger Things

Natalie Choi

2017-11-26

Obviously, when one moves from a highly metropolitan city in East Asia to a small town in Latin America, there are going to be some things that seems a bit unusual to me. However, I chose to used the word ‘stranger’, instead of ‘strange’ not only because I thought that would be more captivating as...

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Because Why Not

Leonardo Ruiz-Sanchez

2017-11-25

It has been 2 months since I’ve landed in Brazil, but it feels like it was just yesterday that I was preparing myself for the ten-hour flight from Houston to São Paulo. I am finding it extremely difficult to accurately sum it all up. There have been many ups and some downs. It’s been a...

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what happens to people like me?

Malaak Glover

2017-11-24

What happens to people like me? Trying to understand life is hard ,when you’ve just started living . I wanna know whats next, where do I go after this , and I’m not talking about college . What does life have planned for me next , who do I ask? Spiritual advisors , life gurus,...

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Where I’m From

Erik Oline

2017-11-24

    I was running through some old photos on my computer the other day and one caught my attention. I took this photo on a failed fishing trip on the Deschutes river in May. The photo is taken from the inside of my car, facing west towards a large bluff on the opposite bank...

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senegal interlude #001- did a thing.

Stephanie Sanchez-Aguilar

2017-11-24

“I find when I have short hair, I feel like I have nothing to  hide behind anymore.” – Halle Berry  My hair has been a safety blanket my entire life. I’ve always had hair that was pretty long and undeniably curly. I’ve hid behind it for a really long time.  At the beginning of this...

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From Uruguay to Senegal, a shared history

Julieta Lechini

2017-11-23

I often remember the stories that my grandparents and parents used to tell me about my country. An Uruguay where you could leave doors open, where you could buy a bag of sweets for 20cents and where people are welcome to eat or drink mate whenever they feel like. The path of life was slower,...

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A Sneak Peak at Some Bridge Year Conversations

Sophie von Muench

2017-11-23

The other day, my host father asked me what I talked about all day. I could only laugh, because I had no idea how to begin explaining the conversations I have most days. However, it is a little bit easier in English, so here is a random list of some conversations I’ve had in the...

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