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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Embarking On A Journey
Christopher Maloney
2017-08-03
This is something extraordinary that I get to do. I have the opportunity to step back this next year and really take a look at the world before I jump in the following year in college. I am so thankful to all the people that have allowed me to take this journey. My parent, friends,...
Read MoreRonaldinho in the Nike Employee Store
Nick Cleveland-Stout
2017-08-03
What had I been thinking? The black sneakers I had bought were way too big. It was like one of the seven dwarves trying to fit into Cinderella's slipper. I looked like a giant human L with them on. Opening the door to the Nike Employee store, there seemed to be a rush of excitement...
Read MoreHigh School Seniors, Listen Up.
Elise Leise
2017-08-02
Transcripts. Letters of recommendation. Freaking out over the relative merits of extracurricular activities. It’s August, and college application season is officially upon us, marking the final culmination of the high school experience. It seems as if the school of your choice will decide your success, wealth, and happiness for life. Not in actuality. But...
Read MoreDon’t judge a gap year by its cover
Trevor Hall
2017-08-02
"You’re eyes are blue…and you’re white, so you’re rich"These words sent goosebumps down my body. But it was not the goosebumps you feel whenever you hear a warm, empowering song on the radio. The shivers were cold and uncomfortable. I was at my job, and in that moment I felt attacked. Speechless, but not thoughtless....
Read MoreBlogo Numero Uno
Regina Markert
2017-08-02
It feels surreal that after months of reading other Fellows' blogs, my very own is going up on the website. I could post about how nervous and excited I am for eight months in Ecuador, but I've been feeling like a broken record since April. For my first blog entry, I think I'm going to...
Read MoreToo excited to wait
Rene Ramos
2017-07-31
Honestly, waiting is the hardest part in this whole process. You can be working on all these requirements, but what is coming up ahead is something that I just can't shake off. I'm too excited for what is coming up ahead. There is no fear or doubt in my mind as of this moment and...
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Found out I was going to India…
Sy Richardson Dragon
2017-07-31
my reaction. Couldn't be more excited.
Read MoreFun Fact: I’m Scared
Toluwani Roberts
2017-07-30
Fun fact #1: I knew that I wanted to do a “gap year” before I even applied for college. The best learning I had ever had was outside of the standard educational system. Summer internships and my semester school taught me more about myself and gave me a new lens to see the world. I...
Read MoreNot a thing to do, but talk to you.
Dominique Landinez
2017-07-30
Excerpt about an experience I had in Mexico: At five in the morning, there is incessant chatter from a sea of people rushing through the market of Texcoco. I feast on mouth-watering barbacoa tacos and freshly sliced mango —the mango juice runs down the corners of my mouth. Barbacoa is carefully prepared by wrapping goat...
Read MoreItching
Sunghoon Kwak
2017-07-29
When I first got to the States at just seven years old, I had no idea I would be calling it my new home. See, I had just spent my first seven years in the Philippines and was informed that we would now be living in Korea. The trip to the United States? That would...
Read MoreA Forethought
Sarah Candee
2017-07-27
In just a few short weeks I will be boarding a flight to California for my pre-departure training. There, I will be meeting other Fellows in my cohort, getting my location in Senegal, and getting some basic training to better prepare myself for when I step off the plane in Africa. At this point, those...
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