First-Year Global Jumbos

The Blog of the Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year and Tufts Civic Semester

Yearly Archives: 2018

By Laura, Tufts 1+4 Participant Time is different in Brazil. There are many reasons why – I went from British summer time with the sun setting at 11pm, to it setting here at 6:30pm. We eat lunch anywhere between 1pm and 4pm, and tea just before going to bed. The […]

I Need a New Watch

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Brazil Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year on December 31, 2018

by Olivia, Tufts 1+4 Participant The very first day I moved in with my host family, they warned me not to be scared of Osa when she barked at me. The street I live on is comprised of many little “gated communities”, which are just 7-10 row houses with their […]

Home Is Where the Dog Is

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year Tufts 1+4 Ecuador on December 28, 2018

By Arlyss, Tufts 1+4 Participant It’s that dreaded question. The one we want to—need to—ask, but the one we try to avoid. The four words that can instantly make us seem anti-social and uninterested, but we take the risk anyway: “What’s the WiFi password?” A couple of weeks into our […]

Unplugged, But Definitely Not Disconnected

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year Tufts 1+4 Ecuador on December 24, 2018

by Rebecca, Tufts 1+4 Participant As I sprinted up to the office, I looked down at my phone…9:01. Damn. It was day 2 and I was already late. For as long as I can remember, the value of punctuality has been drilled into my consciousness. “5 minutes early is 10 […]

Why We Plant Roses

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Brazil Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year on December 21, 2018

By Finn, Tufts 1+4 Participant Some of my earliest, happiest, and most dismal memories stem from “the Beautiful Game.” Soccer has been a part of my life since the time I could walk. Ever since a ball was put at my feet I have never been able to satiate my […]

More than a Game

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year Tufts 1+4 Ecuador on December 16, 2018

By Sam, Tufts 1+4 Participant For the first time in my life, I truly feel like an outsider. As a straight white man in suburban America, I’ve enjoyed the privilege of almost never having to truly feel out of place. And although I’ve done my best to both acknowledge and […]

Everyone Has to Walk

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year Tufts 1+4 Ecuador on December 10, 2018

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