The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, McCarty Hudson. Two and a half months ago, I was in a coffee shop listening to my friend take the stage with his bluegrass band. It was late, probably around … Continued

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Ayanna Philips. As I approach the final months of my gap year, I reflect upon the experiences that have made me grow solely as an individual during this time. It … Continued

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, John Swinea. As I approach three months living in Hawai’i, it feels crazy to look at my previous blog post, because of how vastly different I am, only months apart. … Continued

The following blog post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Halden Levin. Dear Reader, I offer you one thousand paper cranes, a culmination of many mornings and occasional nights. Some flew across the world and back, and others never … Continued

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Sitao Lin. I have a habit of romanticizing situations in my head and my first placement was not an exception. Before I even departed for my gap year I had … Continued

The following blog post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Violet Child-Lanning. August 25th, the first night I slept in my upstate New York placement. Lying in an unfamiliar bed, I started to laugh. This was it- I was … Continued

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, John Swinea. The past three months of my life half flashed before my eyes. It feels like just yesterday I was sitting down to write my pre-departure blog, and now … Continued

The following post was written by Bridge Year Fellow, Sonia Rao. Every night, I sit on the hammock outside my porch nestled deep in the El Yunque rainforest and listen to the coqui sing.    For my first few weeks … Continued