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A Final Reflection

July 22, 2020

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Grayson Buchanan. I haven’t written a blog in a long time. To be honest I lost track of it in all of the travels and didn’t think my life back home … Continued

My First Carnaval

May 9, 2020

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Simone McFarlane. Simone spent the second half of her Gap Year in Barranquilla, Colombia. The Carnaval of Barranquilla is the biggest cultural event in Colombia and the second biggest Carnaval in … Continued

Pachamanca

April 17, 2020

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Taylor Molina. Taylor is spending her gap year in Ecuador with Global Citizen Year. Regional cohorts often reconnect to talk about their experiences in Ecuador while experiencing something new. One that … Continued

It’s not the end—It’s only the beginning

April 16, 2020

The following post was written by Bridge Year Fellow Farah Heikal. Farah spent her Bridge Year in Lebanon. I am not afraid nor ashamed to admit that before I began my Bridge Year, I was lost with no sense of direction. … Continued

Reflections on Tianyar, Bali

April 3, 2020

The following post was written by Ella Shapard who is spent the second half of her Gap Year in Bali. An excerpt from a journal entry written on my second day in Bali:  “I can’t tell if I’m just coming up … Continued

How My Gap Year Has Changed Me

March 27, 2020

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Nya Patton who spent the second half of her Gap Year in Northern Ireland. In many ways, after the 7 months of traveling I have completed, my perception and ideas … Continued

The Beauty in Brevity

March 26, 2020

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Sadie Allen. Sadie spent the second part of her gap year in Croatia. “(The end) is always on the way, but the fact that you don’t know when it will … Continued

When Inspiration Strikes

March 6, 2020

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow Sadie Allen. Sadie is spending the second part of her gap year in Croatia. Well folks, it’s quite the rainy day here in Split. I slept in late and awoke … Continued