One Boy . One World . One Year
In planning for his freshman year, Brandon has elected to take what is known around the world as a gap year, a year typically spent traveling and working before entering college. In his version of the gap year Brandon and his family have designed a grand tour like no other.
Having recently completed his domestic exchange at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia--the prestigious alma mater of Martin Luther King, jr. and the nation's only all Black male institution--he now prepares to leave American soil to circumnavigate the globe on a Semester at Sea voyage. This shipboard education program enables its students to live, learn, and travel aboard a floating university. This year, he will sail to twelve countries on four continents, engaging hundreds of cultures and meeting countless people. Ports of call on this year-long sojourn include:
Nassau, Bahamas
Roseau, Dominica
Manaus and Rio De Janiero, Brazil
Takoradi, Ghana
Cape Town, South Africa
Port Louis, Mauritius
Cochin, India
Singapore
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hong Kong and Shanghai, China
Yokahoma and Kobe, Japan
Hilo, HA, USA
San Diego, CA, USA
Following his Semester at Sea, Brandon will intern in Washington, D.C for the summer. Then, he will begin his freshman year at Stanford University in the fall of 2012.
Indeed, this is no ordinary year-off. It's a Year On.
To chronicle the excitement and adventure of his Year On travels, Brandon will be producing a Year On movie and memoir. He is also currently conducting a global analysis of academic disparities and the achievement gap, started in Atlanta and will be continued in several destinations around the world. For this mission, Brandon has earned support for his gap year from the Ron Brown Scholar Program, the Little Rock Nine Foundation, and the COPE Scholars project. He was also awarded one of ten national Semester at Sea Presidential Scholarships that cover the complete cost of his $30,000 voyage.
No question, this is a once-in-a-lifetime voyage. Brandon cannot wait to vibe the intoxicating rhythm in Havana, to marvel the heaven-touching skyline in Hong Kong, and to traverse the breathtaking landscape in Hilo. Studying aboard a floating university around the world for a semester will give Brandon the opportunity to taste pulsating rhythms, to absorb vibrant cultures, to learn how to smile in a different language.
Again, it's not a year-off. It's a Year On.
Semester at Sea email: brandon.hill.s12@semesteratsea.org
Regular email: b_hill93@yahoo.com
Year On Blog: www.BrandonsInspiration.com
Morehouse College: www.Morehouse.edu
Semester at Sea: www.SemesteratSea.org
To learn more about the Year On movie and memoir, or to follow Brandon's voyage visit Brandon's website:
www.BrandonsInspiration.com/projects/year-on/
Trailer Credits:
Acting: Ryan Gunderson, Heng Ly, Dustin Osdoba
Filming: Naya Hill, Toria Hill, Emmanual Dorsey, Jalen Anthony Law, Torrance Lewis, Julian Pilate-Hutcherson, Brandon Hill, Various video sources (@frankplusjen, @MisterJoPhoto, @NorthLasVegasEnt)
Direction: Torrance Lewis, Brandon Hill
Editing: Brandon Hill
Production: Brandon Hill
Music: Compilation by Brandon Hill | American Boy-Estelle, featuring Kanye West & Solomon Vandy-James Newton Howard, from Blood Diamond (2006)
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Things Men at Morehouse Sayby MrSayitNow7,371 views
Amazingly well put together! Very very professional and exciting!
GavinOvsak 1 month ago
@GavinOvsak Thanks Gavin! I just did the editing, my little sisters and my Morehouse Brothers did the rest!
hillbtn1 1 month ago
I'll definitely keep you posted! Keep doing work, bro. See you in August
hillbtn1 1 month ago