Aisha Kothari, Author at Global Citizen Year

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A deep, 8-month immersion where students live alongside the global majority in Brazil, Ecuador or India and develop the insights, skills, and network to become the leaders our world needs. Fellows build language fluency, develop resilience, and become part of a community a world away from home.

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Aisha Kothari

Every little thing can make your day

Aisha Kothari

November 8, 2019

Attachment available until Dec 8, 2019 Every little thing can make your day The smiles The boy who every time I see him makes a heart with his hands The hugs The smiles! (I know I already said that:) The laughs The kisses on your hand The waves with the smiles!! The “beleza” greeting hand...

Just the beginning

Aisha Kothari

August 29, 2019

For the last few months every time someone would say, “how do you feel about going to Brazil?” my answer, with a big smile, would be “I’m sooo excited!”. Only on the night of August 24th did my answer and feeling inside my stomach change. This was the night before it all started. This was...