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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The Butterfly In My Room
Lily Turner
2020-05-17
This was what I wrote and presented as a Speak Up to the cohort at Learning Seminar 1 on November 21st, 2019. I am going to tell you about the butterfly in my room. Some of you already know a little bit about this. Last Tuesday, the one we all had a day off from...
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In Conclusion: A Stool
Sinead Nardi-White
2020-05-13
I’ve been back home in Virginia for about 2 months, and due to quarantine, I’ve had more time to myself than I expected to reflect on my experience as a Global Citizen Year fellow. I’ve looked through all my pictures on my phone repeatedly, chatted with fellow fellows about how re-entry is going, accidentally almost...
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Virtual Exhibition
Celia Morton
2020-05-09
For my Capstone Project, I have arranged a small virtual exhibition of my drawings that I did while I was in Pune! You can either click on the link or scroll down to look at the images! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HgxIwQX_RiTjJzTcYcM4R9SDuWsSkHgw9e-gHMr2bPc/edit?usp=sharing
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7 months in a 10-minute video!
Abdallah Salha
2020-05-08
Dear all, Thank you for subscribing to my Senegal experience closely and that were supportive all throughout this amazing experience. I’m more than glad to tell you that I finally made it to Gaza, Palestine on May 5, 2020, after 2 months of tough travels and quarantines. I am again put in a quarantine facility...
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Los que nos cuidan
Sofia Santos
2020-05-04
The De la Torres are an endlessly loving, patient, and thoughtful family whose priority is always their unit. For people that are so devoted to their bond, I realize how lucky I was to be embraced by them without question. The first week with my host family I instinctively inherited the role of an...
Read MoreSix Months India – Pittances and IT Gurus
Levin Stamm
2020-04-29
This blog was originally published in German on tize.ch as part of my capstone project – you can read it here. In the past, the city used to be a cosy piece of agglomeration, the ideal weekend getaway for Mumbai’s upper class, says an old-established Puneri. He sits in a coffee shop in the villa...
Read MoreBiscuits and chai
Mame Sarr
2020-04-25
L’odeur du thé me réveillait de ma sieste. Je sors de ma chambre et me rince le visage. Quelques minutes plus tard, je me retrouvais dans l’espace familial entouree de Didi et Maushi. Accompagné d’un petit nombre de biscuits, on sirotait toute notre chai. Elles échangeaient régulièrement des propos en Marathi dont le sens m'échappe...
Read MoreHow to create a "Final community project"
Sofia Dragoti
2020-04-23
I think that all of us can take action towards problems around us. I don’t believe that a final community project is just a requirement for GCY fellows, but an important skill for the leaders of tomorrow. Whenever you are ( even in quarantine) if something annoys you, then take action for it! But what...
Read MoreSix Months India – Workaholics and Arranged Marriages
Levin Stamm
2020-04-22
This blog was originally published in German on tize.ch as part of my capstone project – you can read it here. The dim light of the light bulb may not yet drive the darkness of the night out of the kitchen. Mother stands at the stove – her eyes tired, the long hair still a...
Read MoreThe Paro Buzz
Elaine Liang
2020-04-20
Cars and trucks honked endlessly to celebrate the end of the paro, with the government withdrawing its Decree to stop gas subsidies. It was October 13, 2019, 11 days since everyone had been confined within their communities. While life appeared to return to normal, throughout the rest of the year, there had always been tense...
Read MoreDancing on Lakshmi Road: Moving Forward
Danielle Campbell
2020-04-16
Disclaimer: If you would rather listen to me read, here is my YouTube link to my edited audio: https://youtu.be/7z9CgeZ0HO4 “I saw you guys.” The second she said those words I could feel the rocks hit the belly of my stomach. Oh boy. My agi Vijaya loved to playfully taunt me. Her jokes bared...
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March 18, 2020. Damay nebe – I’m leaving.
Abdallah Salha
2020-04-15
March 18, 2020. Damay nebe – I’m leaving. Written on my flight from Senegal to Tunisia stopping in Mali to pick up and drop off passengers. Yesterday was such a rushed and a dramatic day and I came to leave the country that I am really being welcomed in. (Other than the Arab identity...
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