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Pre-departure: Mica

September 19, 2024

This blog was written by our Global Gap Fellow Mica Cole. I am a little under a week out and everything is starting to feel very real. The details are finally all figured out and I feel like I can … Read more

Pre-departure: Xavier

September 19, 2024

This blog was written by Global Gap Fellow Xavier Lopez. After much anticipation, September 2nd is here, and I’m getting ready to leave my family and the country I’ve always known. Traveling has always felt like a dream to me, … Read more

Pre-departure: Felix, Father to Son

September 18, 2024

This blog was written by Global Gap Fellow Felix Soto. In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” … Read more

Pre-departure: Geneva

September 1, 2024

This blog was written by our Global Gap Fellow Geneva Jones. So. Many. Clothes. I honestly don’t feel like I have that many clothes. Well, you would probably think I have a lot, but for a teenage girl with a … Read more

Pre-departure: Nora, Fifteen Minutes

August 19, 2024

This blog was written by our Global Gap Bridge Year Fellow Nora O’Connell. The plane to Nairobi, Kenya was a 15-minute bus ride from my gate at JFK. The mother-daughter duo sitting near me on the bus were headed to … Read more

Pre-departure: Emma, New Beginnings

August 10, 2024

This blog was written by our Global Gap Fellow Emma Senneville. The Global Gap Year Fellowship is something I never imagined myself doing. Now, I’m sitting in gate C7 at RDU waiting for my first flight of three to Greece. … Read more

Flying for 30hrs, Life in Lombok, and Festivals

February 2, 2024

This blog post was written by our Global Gap Fellow Sarah Breland. Finally, after 30 hrs of being on multiple planes, I arrive in Bali, Indonesia around 2AM which is 1PM (EST) back home. The plane ride felt like it … Read more

First Month in Cape Town

October 19, 2023

This blog was written by Bridge Year Fellow, Kathryn Chao. It’s October 19th. I’m working remotely today, sitting on my bed next to the window that looks directly up at Table Mountain. The last month has been full of exploring, … Read more