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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Walking to School
Katie Mastriano
2020-02-24
Walking to School The Sun! – Super bright always hot The “young” mosque – Lots of men and boys gather here on Fridays – Call to prayer The children – The “bonjours” and the “Toubabs” My construction guy friend! – Blind in one eye – Calls me...
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Photo Journal of Indian Architecture
Angel Bryant
2020-02-20
Humayun’s Tomb was built in the 15th century for Mughal emperor Humayun, son Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty, and father of Akbar, the greatest Mughal emperor of India. It is the first great example of Mughal architecture and is a UNESCO world heritage site. The Lotus Temple is one of seven Bahá’í Houses of...
Read MoreThe street Sweeper
Deepa Gayadin
2020-02-19
Early morning, I wake up to this fog outside my window, steam in my shower, mist on my mirror and incense stick smoke. My world masked in layers, I wonder where I'd stumble and fall, fall in despair, fall on my eternal cloud, a comfy pillow for an eternal rest. On my way, the street...
Read MoreThe Ends Justify The Means
Milana Venegoni
2020-02-19
For Learning Seminar 2 the India cohort had a debate between myself and another fellow. The debate topic was “The ends justify the means.” I ended up losing. My opponent is a wonderful debater and should go into politics. These are my opening and closing statements that were written before the debate. Opening Statement Fifty...
Read MoreWhat I have been doing in India?
Mame Sarr
2020-02-19
What have I been doing in India? Knowing that I have less than 2 months left in country and every time I ask myself this question it truly freaks me out and even more when the question comes from my friends! What have I been doing in India? No words will be able to describe...
Read MorePune’s Motorbike Lovers
Celia Morton
2020-02-19
On dark street corners, abandoned by shops or pedestrians, they hide. The motorbike lovers. Not having the approval to socialize in private spaces they are drawn to locations that make the interaction seem momentary, temporary. Just someone speaking to another for a few minutes, when indeed it can be for hours and hours. Every day...
Read MoreMaría (Mi Mamá)
Abigail Mann
2020-02-15
María has been my mamá since September 7, 2019, and she’s one of the toughest, most resilient, and most caring women I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. My mamá has been through a lot. She grew up with a father who firmly believed that a woman’s place was in the kitchen, and her purpose...
Read MoreLooking Back, Looking Forward
Lara Solis
2020-02-12
With two months left to go, I choose to pause. Pause the experience, the immersion, the host family, the apprenticeship, I choose to pause it all and look back. I’m looking years backward, into the rearview mirror of my past, and look back on to the man of my dreams. The man who made me,...
Read MoreMy Host Brother: A Modification – Mein Gastbruder: Eine Modifizierung
Levin Stamm
2020-02-11
– Deutsch unten – "What do you think of the CAA?" he asks. An abrupt question, I have just arrived in Pune after two weeks of travelling. Somewhat taken by surprise, I clear my throat, and start to explain my negative attitude towards the act, exactly knowing how insufficiently informed I am, having only read...
Read MorePhoto Diary
Brianna Torres
2020-02-11
Here are some pictures from Independent Travel. On our journey we visited: Rajasthan: Jaipur, Jaisalmer, and Jodhpur Delhi Chennai Pondicherry It was a crazy and fun trip with a few hiccups here and there. Nonetheless it is a trip I will remember forever. I am so glad I got to spend it with people I...
Read MoreWhy I Want to Stay
Eleanor Ross
2020-02-10
Even though I’ve been in Senegal for over five months, I don’t want to leave. Even though my mom regularly texts me with the exact number of days until I’m home, I still don’t want to leave. And even though my dad just started making me homemade sauerkraut (trust me, it’s something to write home...
Read More5 Months In
Torai Ruddy Hoey
2020-02-09
I’ve been meaning to write this blog update for… a while, now. I wasn’t sure what to say or how exactly I could represent my time here in Brazil as honestly as possible, and despite starting to write this post I still don’t really know. But we’re coming into these last two months in-country- the...
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