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

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by Stone Before my gap year, I was thinking of majoring in International Relations, Political Science or something related. Because of my experiences in Nicaragua and at Tufts since then, I have realized that though those relatively mainstream majors would look good to employers, they won’t give me the skills […]

My 1+4 Story: Stone

This entry was posted in 2016-2017 Tufts 1+4 Fellows My 1+4 Story Tufts 1+4 Alumni Post Tufts 1+4 Nicaragua on February 26, 2018

by Mikel Quintana During my two experiences living with host-families, first in Ecuador, and then in Spain, I have had amazing luck with my host-families, making my experiences living abroad not only something that helped me develop as a person, but also the opportunity to make life-long relationships with truly […]

Siblings and Host Siblings: Worlds Collide II

This entry was posted in 2016-2017 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Alumni Post Tufts 1+4 Spain on February 20, 2018

by Evan Robison The beginning of college can be a stressful time for many people. After months of anticipation, you are abruptly thrown into a new environment and expected to make friends, some of whom will supposedly last you your whole life. This period of stress can last a week […]

My 1+4 Story: Evan Robison

This entry was posted in 2016-2017 Tufts 1+4 Fellows My 1+4 Story Tufts 1+4 Alumni Post Tufts 1+4 Spain on February 11, 2018

by Rebeca Becdach Over the course of the nine months I spent with my host family, we got very close. My host mom, Maria, treated me like a daughter and was always open to talking about anything I was dealing with. My host sister, Irene, and I shared music with […]

Siblings and Host Siblings: Worlds Collide

This entry was posted in 2016-2017 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Alumni Post Tufts 1+4 Spain on February 3, 2018

By Evan Robison Six months can feel like a long time. Since I last saw my host family, I had made an entirely new group of friends at Tufts, joined the sailing team, and switched my major at least four times. But as soon as I saw my host sister […]

A Trip back to Spain

This entry was posted in 2016-2017 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Alumni Post Tufts 1+4 Spain on January 24, 2018

by Erica DeBarge It has been roughly eight months since we left our 1+4 host sites, and I’m currently on a bus from Hartford to Cambridge after a relaxing winter break. During my bridge year, I spent so many hours on buses, that if I didn’t look up every once […]

Bus rides: Reflection, Spurts of Wisdom, and Slight Nausea

This entry was posted in 2016-2017 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Alumni Post Tufts 1+4 Spain on January 17, 2018

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