Leah Berolzheimer is from Chapel Hill, NC. Leah’s gap year gave her the chance to shadow a HIV clinic in Togo, teach English in Kenya, and teach students about civic engagement in Hungary. Her experiences learning about public health on … Read more
Michael Howell, Class of 2017, Brazil I spent my last month trying to take advantage of whatever experiences remained. I started working with the youngest students at the school on a project about snow and realized how appreciative and loving … Read more
Amy Dingler is from Fayetteville, GA and traveled to India, France, Italy, Hungary, Madagascar and South Africa for her gap year. Her work ranged from working in a hospice in Kolkata, to teaching English, and science diving to collect data … Read more
Anna Brodmerkel is from Burgaw, NC. Anna has excavated sea turtle nests in Greece, volunteered with youth with disabilities in Ghana and Nicaragua, and worked on an organic farm in New Zealand. She draws from interests formed on her gap year … Read more
During her gap year, Elsa Steiner travelled to Colombia, Switzerland, and Rwanda. In Colombia and Rwanda, she taught English at three different schools. In Switzerland, Elsa volunteered at an organization that worked with refugees and other asylum seekers in order … Read more
Virginia Hamilton is from Atlanta, GA. A Robertson Scholar and volunteer with the committee Hope Garden at Campus Y, UNC’s Center for Social Justice, Virginia used her gap year to explore international development on three different continents. She volunteered in Ecuador, … Read more
Maggie Armstrong is from Lenoir, NC. After graduating from the North Carolina School of Science and Math, Maggie spent 9 months teaching English in rural China. She built on her experiences at UNC as a leader of Campus Y committees focused … Read more
Lily Clarke is from Fairview, NC. Lily taught English and volunteered at a seed bank, vineyard, and an art gallery on her gap year in Scotland, France, Spain, Myanmar, and Thailand. At UNC, she became an NC Fellow, a four-year program … Read more
