The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Rose Houck. It has been nearly a year since I decided I was going to take a gap year. In this time, my decision has raised many brows as people … Read more

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Karsen Kennedy. Throughout my high school career, I never would’ve imagined myself breaking away from the “traditional” path of college immediately after high school and pursuing a gap year. It … Read more

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Kyra Koons. Usually, writing feels therapeutic to me, so it’s a little bit of a mystery that my body isn’t flooding with relief right now. But I have a few … Read more

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow McKenzie Roller. I have procrastinated writing this blog post for a few weeks now. This could have been written and posted in a day, but until this moment I had … Read more

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Ander Naugle. The first time I applied to UNC’s Global Gap Year Fellowship, I envisioned immersing myself in a country thousands of miles away from my home state of Florida. … Read more

The following post was written by Bridge Year Fellow Tushar Varma. If I’m honest, I don’t remember much of high school anymore. It’s frustrating, trying to create a mental image of what my life was like only two or three … Read more

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Val Orozco. Identity changes with every other person you encounter in your life.   I am the oldest daughter of a large family of immigrants. My younger siblings and I … Read more

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Halden Levin. Dear Reader, You ask, “Where are you? Where are you going?” I respond, “I am sitting, facing the window. I cannot feel my foot, and my body is … Read more