Fellow Stories

An Honest Epiphany

Mia Torres

2020-03-14

I have been thinking a lot about my time spent in India. Mostly about what I did and didn’t do, what I wanted and what I got, and what I’ll miss and what I’ll probably forget. Now that my days left in India are numbered, the question: Have I done what I came here to...

bissap 101

Angie Flores

2020-03-11

Memories

Mame Sarr

2020-03-11

During our welcome week, we were sent down this road to do a scavenger hunt. We were not allowed to use google maps in order to find the places and we could barely introduce ourselves in Hindi. It was a very challenging adventure to live in my very first week. I remember being so overwhelmed...

Blog 4: Salam Malekoum

Silvia Craig

2020-03-11

Salam Malekoum Mangi tudd Salka Fall (sama torondo Mauritania la dekk). Am naa fuki at ak jorom n ̃ent. Tivaouane laa dekk. Dafa tang ge ̈r! Janti bi dafa forte. Mangi n ̃ew a Se ́ne ́gal Septembre. Se ́ne ́gal laa dekk pour jorom beni wer yi. Americk laa joge wante sama Yaay mexique...

Places and Faces

Charlie Dickerson

2020-03-09

Alright people, here it is… The long awaited photo album of my travels throughout December and January. ~ The first trip was to Manta, a city on the coast, with my friends Buddy, Luke, Amelia, Sadie, Abby, and Drew. I didn’t take that many photos because we pretty much just went to the beach, which...

Love As A State of Grace: Lessons from the Host Family Stay

M'Chaelah Brown

2020-03-08

Immersion is not a sacrifice of your authentic self. You do not have to feel pressured to change your own goals for your Global Citizen Year because of the opinions and or expectations of others. You may not be your host family’s long lost child that fits perfectly into the family, and that is more...

Blog 6: Poetry

Hadley Duquette

2020-03-08

I've restarted this blog at least 5 times now.  I feel like I've written all I can about this experience. I can't even express the happiness and gratitude I have for this experience and everyone involved.  It just feels like I am repeating it over and over again, so I will share this poem I...

Thoughts on leaving and telling my story

Sinead Nardi-White

2020-03-08

Just last week, I was sitting at my carpentry apprenticeship with my boss and the other apprentices, waiting for the heat to let up before we got back to work (it never really does, you just have to power through). I decided to use this time to read through my old blog posts. What struck...

March the 3rd, ‘Lightly’

Alejandra Altamirano

2020-03-08

“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Light child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even when you are feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days… Lightly, lightly- it is the best advice ever given to me… to...

Porque soy Mujer

Lola Ibanez

2020-03-07

Me acuesto y me levanto siendo Mujer. Me encuentro entre la suciedad del espejo y solo veo una Mujer. Abro el armario y rebusco entre las ropas largas porque soy Mujer.   Ellas miran mi blanca piel y acarician mi pelo. Preparo el alfabeto y practicamos escribir. Repetimos los números también. Porque soy Mujer y...

To all the names I will never forget

Lola Ibanez

2020-03-07

I didn´t know where to place you in my family tree. I didn´t know why you acted like my mum and how you became my closest friend. I didn´t know how we encountered ourselves within the cultural gap. I didn´t know why you can read my eyes so easily. I didn´t know why you decided...

Foods of Brasil!

Natalie Kirunda

2020-03-06

Nearly seven months in Brasil and here are my favorites 🙂 I’ve the chance to discover new foods through restaurant dates with friends, and pleasant family lunches & dinners 🙂 both my parents are awesome cook (s/o to them) COXINHA ~In the form of a teardrop, and filled with shredded chicken or meat- all fried...