Archives: Fellow Updates

Extinguishing Doubts- Diego Lasner

Diego Lasner

2017-09-01

Having a nervous mind usually leaves me questioning every decision I make, including this one. I have a hard time settling on a commitment in fear of missing out of my perfect path. In other words, I have an obsession with trying to figure out what will be best for me. At this moment, Global...

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blog #4

Esme Merritt-Dorosin

2017-09-01

It happened! I broke down today. And that's all right. Of course I'm embarrassed about it, as it is instinctive of humans to experience feelings of weakness and helplessness when we have to cry and show emotions that we feel portray us as such. It's very late right now, and I should have gone to...

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An Empty Planner

Sophie von Muench

2017-09-01

I have now been away from home for two weeks. However, it feels like it’s been much longer. These weeks of orientation have been packed with seminars, discussions, and group bonding activities, without giving us fellows very much time to breathe. The working theory is that our leaders were trying to keep us busy enough...

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Why everybody can be a leader

Sophie Schonbach

2017-09-01

I believe for one to join a program such as Global Citizen Year it takes a rather cheesy, naive and idealistic dreamer. It takes someone who is looking beyond their horizon with an indescribable curiosity to listen to the stories that humans as equal as ourselves are telling every day around the globe. It takes...

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Adventures with Antonio!

Antony Le

2017-08-31

The craziest thing that I’ve done is surf down an active volcano in Nicaragua. Actually, that’s probably the second most craziest thing I’ve done. The first… well, subscribe to my blog and find out! ¡Bienvenidos! My name is Antony Le and I recently graduated from Andrew P. Hill High School in San Jose, California. In...

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So this is how it happened, my Global Family is expanding into Brazil!

Juliana Trujillo Mesa

2017-08-31

Looking back, I will never forget the day when while having what seemed to be a typical afternoon in UWC Mahindra College, right before everyone gets really busy and emails cease to be checked, an email changed it all.  I opened an email that sparked my curiosity as it contained a document which explained how...

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blog #3

Esme Merritt-Dorosin

2017-08-31

I might as well get in as many blogs as I can while I'm still in America, right? Tonight I was really moved by the fireside chat about decision making that was presented by an alum who was unfortunately sent home from his global citizen year (along with some other fellows). I was so moved...

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