Thilini Weerakkody of Chapel Hill, North Carolina graduated from Chapel Hill High School. During her Gap Year, she traveled to Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and Greece. In Sri Lanka, she worked with a regional epidemiologist working on Dengue Fever and in a … Read more
Sophie Nachman of Chapel Hill, North Carolina spent her entire Gap Year in Morocco, with additional travel throughout Western Europe. While in Morocco, she lived in Rabat and Dar si Hmad. In Rabat Sophie taught as an English language Teaching … Read more
MaryBeth Thomas of Bakersville, North Carolina graduated from Mitchell High School with highest honors. During her year abroad, MaryBeth worked in Arusha, Tanzania; Acornhoek, South Africa; and traveled in Egypt and Madagascar. While in Tanzania, MaryBeth worked at the Good … Read more
Klaus Mayr of Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from Myers Park High School. During his year abroad, Klaus worked in Acornhoek, South Africa, and Bogotá, Columbia. In South Africa, he worked for Sustaining Natural Resources in African Ecosystems (SUNRAE), a research … Read more
Anna Bennett of Garner, North Carolina graduated from Garner Magnet High School where she was involved with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. She was a performer in all of the shows at Garner as well as a director for the … Read more
At the end of her senior year in high school, Kalli was unsure about what she wanted to study at Carolina. When she received the Global Gap Year Fellowship she was relieved: this was an opportunity to get to know … Read more
In high school, Bella Hernandez had always been successful. She was the president of several clubs and student groups, taught mini-sessions, and got good grades. When it came to preparing for college, however, something was missing. She didn’t feel ready … Read more
