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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Winter Haikus
Jamie Cohen
2017-05-31
December Words have meanings now However my days they don’t Learning to just be January The days pass by slow The weeks pass by much faster I might love it here February Rain season is here I do not miss the dessert Life here is simple
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Jamie Cohen
2017-05-31
August I have landed here Everything is so different Words are just sounds here September This is my new home The clouds are my new normal Guinea pigs are food October I love rice and eggs I’m tired of rice and eggs I am adjusting November Thanksgiving is here Homesickness has greeted me The Andes are home
Read MoreA Look Inside ICO
Jamie Cohen
2017-05-31
[vc_video link=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4Jkw8yckM8&t=6s’] In-Country Orientation is a three week-long immersion experience. After leaving home in the United States I got my first taste of Ecuador while living in the main city of Quito with a local host family. I spent my days in intensive language classes and exploring the city that I...
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Nguéniène: Kërg gi, Bin na
Pablo Quezada Cortés
2017-05-31
The old and big mango tree at the middle of the courtyard stands as the house’s life symbol. With more than 20 year inside its wood, its presence creates a peaceful space that makes it the center of social interaction at the N’dour house. Relatives and friends of the family will come and sit...
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My final Blog: Family in Ecuador through photos
Amma Thomas
2017-05-30
First part of our journey in Ecuador, this was the last time we were all together before our site assignments. My first host family in Ecuador my mother Tanya and her sister. Me and my primas y hermana Anahi on the way to the discoteca. My host mother Olga, host father Fabio, host sister Sabina...
Read MoreMy Last Day in Ecuador
Savier Morales
2017-05-30
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Read MoreThoughts Before the Journey
Savier Morales
2017-05-30
The next months of my life are going to be undeniably life changing. I head off to Sayasui near Cuenca, which is a nine-hour bus ride south from Quito. I will be staying with a rad host family, and doing an apprenticeship at a Women's Shelter. This is a safe place for women who are...
Read More3 Common Questions About My Time in Brazil
Amanda Hawks
2017-05-30
Did you learn Portuguese? This is suprisingly the most common question that I've gotten since I got back. My favorite answer is that I couldn't write a dissertation in Portuguese but I can have a conversation. I'm super proud of how much of the language I have picked up, but I also want to keep...
Read MoreHow to Make Dosa
Kyle Bertram
2017-05-30
As a follow up to my previous blog, entitled “My Year through Dosas”, I thought I’d send out my recipes for this amazing snack. There are many ways to make this dish, but I am just going to share the basic recipe and cooking instructions I have used an Ingredients • 1 cup urad dal...
Read MoreThe Day After
Abi Bethke
2017-05-30
I wrote this blog post the day after I left Cañar in my notebook while we were all still in Quito. I didn’t get a chance to type it up that same day (parasites were slowly killing me), and I just imagined I would get back to it a little bit later when my stomach...
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My Year Through Dosa
Kyle Bertram
2017-05-28
Dosas were like my favorite food ever in India. In the most general sense dosa is a fermented lentil and rice crepe, but really it is so much more than that. This crepe would most often. served with warm spiced potatoes inside and coconut chutney and sambar, a spiced vegetable broth/soup, on the side. Dosas...
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A Day in the Life
Kyle Bertram
2017-05-28
Okay, I know I titled this blog ‘A Day in the Life’, but don’t assume that this was every day for me. What I did in a day throughout the year changed, as I found new activities, changed host families and became more comfortable in Pune. Also what I did on a given day in...
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