Fellow Stories
True gap year stories from Fellows abroad right now.
Check out the latest blogs from Global Citizen Year Fellows in Brazil, Ecuador, India, and Senegal!
Manifest about ants and heroes
, 16 April, 2019
*February 17th 2019* “If any of you, students, are curious for a while, go and observe the ants in their daily routine, you will see that they all follow a perfect line. Everyone marches following the one in front of them, without deviating from the…
A New Scale of Love
, 16 April, 2019
As my time in India comes to an end, I have realized the best way to measure how much my host family loves me is by how much food they try to (and most times, successfully) pile on my plate. Before we were placed with…
To whom much is given, much is expected
, 15 April, 2019
One of the most difficult things I have been forced to confront over my gap year is my privilege. I’m white. I’m American. I’m a native English speaker. I’m wealthy. Well, I have never considered myself wealthy until recently. I knew my family had money;…
Senegal #5 – Senegal
, 15 April, 2019
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Falling In Love
, 15 April, 2019
If you asked me where I’d thought I’d be in a year before Senegal you’d never have heard “in love” yet here I am. I fell in love with my mismatch family who’s relations I never fully figured out. I fell in love with my…
Senegal #4 – Initiative for Peace Senegal 2019
, 15 April, 2019
[image: IMG_20190309_111049.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121634.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121520.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121449.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121615.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121706.jpg] [image: IMG_20190309_121657.jpg] [image: IMG_20190310_150603.jpg] *Final Community Project Here is more information on IFP, such as: where it started, goals, etc. www.uwcsea.edu.sg/IfP IFP was under the “HundrED 2018 Global List of Inspiring Innovations”, take…
Senegal #3 – Gorée
, 15 April, 2019
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Senegal #2 – Seokhaye
, 15 April, 2019
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Chess: A Wolof Epic Tale
Senegal, 11 April, 2019
When I was four years old, I remember watching my parents play chess in the evenings. They would prop me on a chair next to the table with some toys, but I would be watching them play. Watching them deliberately move their pieces, capture pieces,…