The Go-Getter
You’re goal-oriented and a high-achiever.
You’ve got big plans for your future and know that taking a gap year can give you the real-world experience to help you stand out from the crowd.
You’ll take full advantage of your gap year to learn a new language, get valuable hands-on experience at your apprenticeship, and get a global perspective.
When you return from abroad, you’ll take college by storm!
It’s clear you’re going places! Global Citizen Year can help you get there.
Get real-world experience
Maybe, like Hannah Bouline (Ecuador ‘13, University of Denver), your experience working with indigenous women at a fair trade jewelry company will lead you to study business, get an MBA, and later work for an international solar energy start up.
See Hannah's Story

Inform your path for college and career
Maybe, like Gus Ruchman (Senegal ’13, Harvard University), you’ll work at a public health clinic in rural Senegal, and then use this experience to guide your education at Harvard and later Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.


EXPERIENCE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF
A GLOBAL CITIZEN YEAR FELLOW
Fellow / Ecuador
— Anna del Savio
I work with a group of indigenous artisans that make fair trade jewelry.…
Fellow / Brazil
— Amari Leigh
After my community garden apprenticeship, I like to hang out at the local waterfall with my friends.…
Fellow / Brazil
— Basil Wiering
I often hail a rickshaw into various parts of the city to meet friends and practice street photography.…
Fellow / Brazil
— Fernanda Tornell
I've developed my public speaking skills and encouraged hundreds of people to take care of our planet.…
Fellow / India
— Luciana Ribeiro da Silva
I apprentice with Teach For India and also volunteer with a non-profit working to end child marriage.…
Fellow / Ecuador
— Noah Hapke
I co-teach English classes at the school in my community.…
Fellow / Brazil
— Sarah Murray
My apprenticeship is at a school for people with disabilities where I help to lead gardening, games, and capoeira.…
Fellow / India
— Alana Poole
In the afternoons, I often go on home visits to meet my students' families and understand where they come from.…