2019-05-25
Oi! For my Final Community Project in Brazil, I did a few things to look deeper into an issue that had been prominent in my year: food and nutrition. The food at my homestay was very different from what I was used to eating, and I became concerned about my diet. To explore this issue,...
Read More2019-05-15
Yesterday, I presented to several classes about my Global Citizen Year. In creating my presentation, I realized how hard it is to pick a few pictures, or a few stories, to properly convey my time in Brazil. Each picture has layers of experiences behind it, as does each story. Here is an album of 8...
Read More2019-03-03
Global Citizen Year offers 15 days of independent travel during the months of December to February. It may not seem like much, but you can do so much in those two weeks! My independent travel have definitely been highlights of my year – it’s nice to get out of the routine and see new parts...
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2019-03-03
My schedule has changed up quite a bit since the beginning, as has my mindset on my GCY year. Correlation? I think yes. The following was my schedule from September to December. – 7am to 10am: wake up naturally, as my job starts late and is a 30-second walk from my house. Have breakfast –...
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2019-03-02
Global Citizen Year is a program that gives the Fellows lots of support – not only through staff, but also by providing a large group of students who are experiencing similar things. However, the many variables involved (host family, apprenticeship, language, location, fellow, etc.) ensure that every GCY gap year experience is it’s own, and...
Read More2018-08-31
Today is our last day at the Stanford campus (and coincidentally, the day this blog is due!). It's been a long week – meeting dozens of Fellows and speakers from all over, workshops and seminars on countless topics, and the fact that this is only the beginning of a long journey. It's no secret that...
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