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My New Lingua Franca

January 2, 2019

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Alexis Dumain. Horses are some of, if not the most, illogical and insecure animals on this planet; however, the month I spent interning at a B&B/natural horsemanship stable and learning … Read more

Spring Cleaning

September 25, 2018

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Alexis Dumain. “Three little birds…” These lyrics to the classic Bob Marley song have soothed me to sleep amidst every malaise from fever to insomnia throughout my childhood, as intoned … Read more

Pre-Departure: A Love Letter to Sheila

August 17, 2018

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Alexis Dumain. As I spend my days (which now bear the weighty significance of the Last Days) in a place I would have once designated as ‘familiar’, I realize how … Read more