First-Year Global Jumbos

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

2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows

By Michael Perik I started my gap year with a lot of doubts and likely would not have done it if not for the people around me, who pushed me to try something new. I remember feeling tremendous anxiety and also some frustration about having to push college back. However […]

My Bridge Year

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Domestic on May 28, 2019

By Ashley Trejo In my life, there are few times that questions have truly stumped me and left me scrambling to formulate a clear response. The majority of these instances are linked to any question asked by TSA that turn me into a clammy, stuttering mess for absolutely no reason. […]

Identity in a Sea of Ambiguity

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 India on May 24, 2019

By David Jiang Since coming to Brazil and working at R3 Animal , I am constantly confronted with the challenging irony that is my relationship to animals and the environment. As much as I am fascinated by wildlife (it was the first “encyclopedic passion” that I had) and fostered a […]

My Personal Impasse

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

By Olivia Cohen It was a Tuesday afternoon, and I was not in a great mood when Señorita Charrito, a woman who cooks and cleans at my work, approached me. I was waiting for the kids to finish eating so we could continue with the many hours left in our day, and […]

A New Perspective on Tampons and Tacos

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Ecuador on May 17, 2019

By Faizah Wulandana This year, so many things did not go as planned. 10 months ago, I might have looked at this sentence and thought, Oh no! But today, I write this with a pleasant feeling. This year, I planned on teaching. Instead, I was schooled. Over. And over. And […]

What They Taught Me

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Domestic on May 13, 2019

By Zach Everett As I’ve been approaching my last month here in Ecuador, something that’s constantly been on my mind has been gratitude and how I can thank the people who have played a role in making my gap year as positive as it has been. When I think about […]

A Thank you Note to my Family

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

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