Fellow Stories
True gap year stories from Fellows abroad!
Check out the latest blogs from Global Citizen Year Fellows in Brazil, Ecuador, and India!
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Blog Number 2
Jeff Pham
2015-08-28
Sitting here at the airport. Currently in Frankfurt, Germany. Just got off the plane and it’s been 10.5 hours since we sat in that plane. I was really happy in the plane because it’s been so long since I’ve traveled so having a full course meal for the first time on the plane….. its awesome!...
Read MoreProcrastination: A Work in Progress
Alana Poole
2015-08-28
If you already know me, you know that I am one of the biggest procrastinators in the world. This first blog post is due before we get to our countries. So here I am: sitting in the airport, writing this. Impressive, right? Well, over this past week we have been pushed to recognize our strengths...
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Emotions, Excitement, Ecuador, OH MY!
Makaleh Smith
2015-08-27
I was set on posting a semi sappy blog reassuring the people I love that Iwas no longer scared, but rather at ease with my thoughts about the monthahead. Well that was a week ago, and now I’m sitting in my dorm aftersaying too many goodbyes with only six hours until I leave Stanford andhead...
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Que Chevere!
Hillarie Madden
2015-08-27
Sitting on my connecting flight from Dallas to San Francisco, I frantically glued my eyes to my Spanish survival guide. Trying to sound out the words quietly without looking too weird I asked myself “ what the hell did you get yourself into this time Hillarie? You got yourself in deep, I moving to Ecuador...
Read More“WELCOME TO THE WORLD”
Jackson Harris
2015-08-27
Written from 24-27 August 2015 On Curiosity before Judgement Looking back at my summer, I remember numerous conversations that seemed to follow the exact same script: JACKSON walking down the street, enter FRIEND/FAMILY/FAMILY FRIEND/ETC. FRIEND: “So, when do you leave for school?” JACKSON: “Actually, I’m taking a bridge year before college.” FRIEND: With concern. “A...
Read MoreWelcome to Travel
Mason J. Sedlack
2015-08-27
8-27-2015, JFK New York Wow. What an amazing few days… Well… Week. What am amazing week. I've met so many people and learned so much and now, as I sit in JFK airport watching two of my cohort, Abby and Jackson, play hacky(?)sac and listen to the two women next to me argue in Arabic,...
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Jeff blog
Jeff Pham
2015-08-27
I am sitting here at the lounge room waiting for our departure to the airport. So far the only people remaining in this room are the Indian fellows, staffs, and alumni. A few hours ago Senegal, Brazil, and Ecuador left and the farewells for me, at least was pretty tearful since I won’t be seeing...
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Straying Off the Common Path
ericagonzales08
2015-08-27
When I meet new people and when they learn that I am a recent high school graduate, they always ask me, “Where are you going to college?” My answer is always, “Oh, I don’t know yet. But I am taking a bridge year in Brazil.” And their response is usually either “Oh, that’s so cool!”...
Read MoreAbout to Leave . . .
Skyler Narotsky
2015-08-27
It's four in the morning and the shuttle leaves to take us to the airport in an hour. The Senegal cohort has already left to catch their flight and the rest of us are just sitting around playing games and chatting about the events to come. To be completely honest, as far as I know...
Read MoreLive From The Field
stina.uro
2015-08-27
Namaste! Tomorrow I leave for India, a country I for years have felt a connection with, without ever being able to explain why and what connects us. I am a bit nervous about the temperature, my lack of appropriate clothes and my Hindi which is at a level of a two year old kid –...
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The Question
Maria Nazarova
2015-08-27
Senior year is a stressful time at first, but becomes exciting once students finally decide upon the path they will embark on after graduating from high school. The application process, college tours and decision time are a different experience for all, but no one can escape the inevitable question: “What college are you going to...
Read MoreFirst Blog Post
Desire Mulla
2015-08-27
When I first arrived at the Pre Departure Training (PDT) of Global Citizen Year I thought that I was in this program for all the visible reasons. I thought I was well prepared for it due to my prior UWC experience and I pictured them as the same. However little did I know that even though both programs...
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