2018-06-07
Senegal Capstone Video: [vc_video link=’https://youtu.be/t3wIFR8EnrU’] There are some places in the world that, once visited, go straight to your heart and never leave. For me, Senegal is such a place. Upon returning to the States, I have grappled with how to share my personal experience in Senegal. Peoples’ predetermined notions of how my experience should...
Read More2018-03-14
The 230 day program cycle is coming to an end and although I am not in the States yet, my life has already swung full-throttle back to American time. This means the constant hustle to do better, be better, and make better. University orientation, family gatherings, various events and dates with friends have already...
Read More2017-12-09
Trying to make a university decision at only eighteen years old is difficult — even more difficult if you don’t know what you want to do yet (and if you do, chances are it will change). The popularity of bridge years — also known as gap years — is growing amongst high school seniors. ...
Read More2017-11-06
High school was never my favorite place. I never really enjoyed it — never really thrived. In actuality, my high school experience is probably part of why I chose to take a gap year. From day one of freshman year I counted the days to my graduation, four years later. Somehow, don’t ask me how,...
Read More2017-08-28
The last time I flew into SFO I held the hand of a strange woman during takeoff; I feared flying alone. Now, less than two years later, I’m on a flight to SFO again and the two seats beside me are empty. My fear today is different. My fear is not of a rough flight...
Read More2017-07-27
In just a few short weeks I will be boarding a flight to California for my pre-departure training. There, I will be meeting other Fellows in my cohort, getting my location in Senegal, and getting some basic training to better prepare myself for when I step off the plane in Africa. At this point, those...
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