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Thoughts From The Brink Of A Year Abroad

This post has been almost two years in the making, and only really started to take shape a few months ago, when yet someone else...

By Harriet Corns

August 16, 2019

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Thoughts From The Brink Of A Year Abroad
By Harriet Corns
August 16, 2019
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5 “Alternative” Study Abroad Destinations You Need to Check Out ASAP
By Shamsa Derrick
March 18, 2019
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Gap Year Crew: The Total Myth of "Finding Yourself" and Why You Should Never Do It
By GlobalCitizenYear
March 11, 2019
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Gap Year Crew: El Idioma de La Vida
By GlobalCitizenYear
February 04, 2019
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Gap Year Crew: Learning Confidence from Bargaining in India
By GlobalCitizenYear
January 21, 2019
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5 “Alternative” Study Abroad Destinations You Need to Check Out ASAP

No shade to France and Italy, but let’s talk about some other awesome countries worth considering if you’re interested in studying abroad. I spent my...

By Shamsa Derrick

March 18, 2019

8 min read

Gap Year Crew: The Total Myth of "Finding Yourself" and Why You Should Never Do It

In the months before coming to Senegal, the thing I searched for the most was clarity. Clarity within myself, clarity in what the heck I...

By GlobalCitizenYear

March 11, 2019

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Gap Year Crew: El Idioma de La Vida

I’m in a “complicated relationship” with language. I studied Spanish in school for six years. Yet when I arrived in the country, I struggled to...

By GlobalCitizenYear

February 04, 2019

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Gap Year Crew: Learning Confidence from Bargaining in India

Tuk Tuk, Auto Rickshaw, Rickshaw, Auto. One of the first things that pop into your mind when you think of a typical, Indian street. They’re...

By GlobalCitizenYear

January 21, 2019

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Gap Year Crew: Why Punctuality is Overrated (and Other Reflections)

A couple weeks ago, someone asked me, “What is the most important thing you’ve gotten out of this year?” A question I’m sure I’ll hear...

By GlobalCitizenYear

January 14, 2019

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Gap Year Crew: Puede Llamarme Meri (You Can Call Me Meri)

Me llamo Meredith. I have called myself Meredith for 18 years. I have never shortened it. Occasionally in conversation or introductions, people asked me if...

By GlobalCitizenYear

January 07, 2019

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