A Day in the Work Life
The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Taylor Molina. Taylor is spending her gap year in Ecuador with Global Citizen Year.
I had an unrealistic, or maybe just purposely ignorant, idea of what my year would be like in Ecuador. I thought I would finally be able to catch up on all my sleep, because I thought having a 6:00AM wakeup time was no more. Turns out, I was very wrong.
My day starts promptly at 6:00AM, when I then set my alarm for three more minutes to try and soak in the comfort of my bed for just a little longer. Yes, sometimes I set another alarm for another three minutes, but it is only to build up the strength to tear off the covers and allow myself to be engrossed by the cold morning air. I then somehow get to the bathroom, always having to bring my water […]