Sammy Gachagua

26 Feb 2013 Global Citizenship and Global Citizens

When I was a junior in high school, we had to write a ten page paper on a topic of our choice. I chose global citizenship and defined a global citizen as that person who travels the world, speaks many languages, and has visited dozens...

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08 Nov 2012 ALL UNDER THE SAME SUN

Hola all! Just dropping in for a checkin! I am well down here in Ecuador. I am staying at a place called Salinas, in the province of Imbabura, Ecuador. This is one of the few places thats inhabited by Afro-Ecuadorians. This place is full of culture, which...

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19 Sep 2012 Let’s Dance…

First, I want to apologise for the delay in updates and blog post! A lot has happened, so let me bring you up to date with what's going on. Well, I arrived to Quito, Ecuador about 4 weeks ago and I have been taking spanish,...

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10 Jul 2012 Community

I am Samuel Gachagua and I hail from Kenya! I arrived in the US three years ago from a small orphanage in Nyeri, Kenya. Exactly ten years ago, I was living in the streets of Kenya without food, shelter or anyone to take care of...

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