New Beginnings
Srujana Dandem
2020-05-31
28/08/19I am at Stanford now. Here's to new beginnings. I have changed my name. I go by Ruj now. I hope I can change too.
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It’s here…
Srujana Dandem
2020-05-31
15-08-19It's finally here. I'll be leaving soon. I've got quite a few goals that I wish to accomplish. Even though they tell us to come without any expectations…I can't. Because there are things that I wish to change in myself. And I hope I can achieve it through this year. I am finally leaving the...
Read MoreLeftover chapati recipe
Keylee Campos
2020-05-23
My host mom prepared a tiffin for me and her two daughters every morning. When she was in a rush it would consist of a small side, typically curried vegetables or legumes from the night before, and two rolled chapatis. The rolls were sweet, crunchy, and satisfying (especially paired with a glass of milk). I...
Read MoreI want to remember
Keylee Campos
2020-05-20
how the air stuck to my skin in Mumbai a bright yellow and orange marigold garland gently placed on my neck the strange tonic of boiled water, ground turmeric and ginger, black salt, lemon juice, and honey the sound of monkeys running and jumping on the roof at night the first blessed taste of...
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Soccer, my unseen refuge
Geraldo Sibinde
2020-05-20
I love soccer, and I played on my High School official team, so I brought with me my soccer shoes and ready to play, but what is actually needed it's me. Florianópolis has amazing beaches and I found myself wandering in nothing but Nature and seeing so much beauty, the smell of the green of...
Read MoreThe 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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