Jeffery Fishman
Highlights from my gap year: Blog posts by Jeffery: 10 Things I am Thankful for in Ecuador (and Will Inevitably Miss when I Return to the U.S)
Gap Year
10 Things I am Thankful for in Ecuador (and Will Inevitably Miss When I Return to the U.S.)
By: Jeffrey Fishman, CAS ’23 Jeffrey wrote this post midway through his 2019 gap year in Ecuador. It appeared originally on the Global Citizen Year blog here. It has been a while since I last posted to my blog, and I don’t really have a good excuse. Honestly, I have just been trying to soak up…
Spearfishing in Indonesia
By: Emily Zislis, CAS ’21 Emily wrote this vivid account of a day with a family of Bajau fishermen in Indonesia. It originally appeared on the Where There Be Dragons “Yak Board” in 2016. This morning we were awoken in our separate houses before the sun broke the horizon. Between the yelling, incessant roosters crowing,…
Girl Goes Gap
By: Lizzie Youshaei, CAS ’21 Lizzie wrote this post reflecting on the value and purpose of a gap year in 2017, half way through her own gap year. It appeared originally on her blog. This most difficult part about deciding to commit to a gap year had nothing to do with taking a year off,…
Cusco and the Moral Dilemma of Traveling
By: Elana Burack, CAS ’19 My Peruvian friend and I studying Elana wrote this post in 2015 while in Peru during her gap year. Her musings on power and privilege, intercultural understanding and misunderstanding appeared originally on her blog. It’s hard to believe that I have been in Cusco, Peru one whole month now. It…