Archives: Fellow Updates

Why nature saves me

Marco Barracchia

2019-03-24

During my gap year (and all my life) I’ve always felt a strong urge to consistently connect with nature. The reason behind is that it helps me grounding, meditating and connecting to the roots of the earth. Listening to the whispering of birds, watching sunsets, swimming in the cold ocean, hiking, canoeing, running, among others,...

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Tupi Guaranì: a history of resistance

Marco Barracchia

2019-03-24

During my experience in Brazil, I had the pleasure to visit two Tupi-Guarani aboriginal communities. This experience opened a new world to me, and deeply intrigued my curiosity. In homage to this beautiful, resilient, admirable, brave, and extraordinary community I decided to write a blog, completely in Portuguese, describing a bit of my understanding and...

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Allowing Yourself to Break Free

Peter Dull

2019-03-23

There is never a dull moment in Senegal (pun intended). As I make my final errands for my supervisor’s wedding in Dakar and wrap up my final community project, I often forget those who have been with me throughout this entire journey: my host family. Although I had issues initially when I was assimilating into...

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A guide for gap yearers

Marco Barracchia

2019-03-22

I wish I had a booklet in my pre-departure preparation with some advice on practicalities encountered on a gap year. This might be limited to my own (and other fellows experiences), though potentially useful for everyone considering a gap year. 1. Be a curious observer. Curiosity before judgment. Be open to cultural relativity to unlearn...

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Running as in Life

Marco Barracchia

2019-03-22

It’s about the trail, not the destination Few times it happened to me to be seeing run-races here in Brazil, to the extent to which they seem to be a popular thingy. Although it might be something cultural here, I was keen enough to go running for the pleasure of running, instead of racing, and...

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