Pre-departure

| | February 8, 2024

Taking Everything One Step at a Time

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Sarah Breland.  When I first arrived in Greece I was exhausted, clueless where I was going, sweating from the insane heat, and hungry because the airport had no food in it and I had slept through the food provided in the plane. This quickly changed when I […]
| | February 2, 2024

Pre-Departure

The following post was written by Bridge Year Fellow, Kathryn Chao It's September 18th. I'm sitting at the gate waiting to leave the US for the next 15 months--and I don't feel anything. I can't say I'm nervous or even excited. I think the stress of packing and leaving everything behind has completely depleted my […]
| | February 2, 2024

Before I Leave

The following post was written by Bridge Year Fellow, Rhenna Hatton. It feels surreal to sit down and write this. Although I'm sure I'm in the same place as many gap year fellows before me; sitting in an airport, not sure what I just got myself into. It's weird to think I'll be gone for […]
| | September 28, 2022

Getting to Where I’m Going

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Isaac Holmes. “It says I’m a finalist for a gap year.” I was shopping at Target with my mom when I saw I’d been accepted to UNC. We were taking a trip down to visit another college and had stopped to grab a few things. […]
| | September 28, 2022

Forming Fear into fear

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Amanda Jesuca.   When I was finalizing my decision to take a gap year, I was still calculating how many transfer credits I would have to see if I would still graduate on time. That small fact illustrated my fear of a gap year as […]
| | September 28, 2022

Sharing in the Joy and the Uncertainty

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Amelia Laursen. Aug 29 2022 Wilmington, NC   This time last week, I was convinced I would be spending my gap year living at home and volunteering in a soup kitchen. I was convinced that I would have to go around and tell all the […]
| | September 19, 2022

Dear Little Lela,

The following post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Lela French. We both know that I couldn’t have done this the easy way. Most people go straight to four years of college, but I’ve never been the type of person to do it like everyone else. Somehow I always have to add my own […]
| | September 19, 2022

Life is Long and Things Work Out

The following post was written by Bridge Year Fellow, Sophie Lowry. *written on Tuesday, August 23* I am currently sitting at my gate in the Atlanta airport. I am here 2 hours early, as my aunt and uncle who live here successfully instilled in me a deep fear of the nightmare that security here can […]
| | September 27, 2021

Uncertainty and Excitement in the Face of Departure

The following blog post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Andrew McBride. In all honesty, I had no idea what I was doing when I clicked the box on my CommonApp to be considered for this fellowship. The idea of taking a gap year had never seemed like a possibility to me in my […]
| | September 19, 2021

Dear Future Me

The following blog post was written by Global Gap Year Fellow, Jess Foday. My future: college essay prompts and prying parents alike force the topic into the forefront of my mind. And as I await my coronation into this perfect being I’ve concocted, I find myself talking to that future-self to pass the time. For […]
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