Year On
Year On
Imagine sipping Chai tea on a rickety train ride through the rolling hills of India; bartering with merchants in the underground markets of Shanghai; channeling spirits in the Slave Castles of eastern Ghana; marching for social justice in the heat of the deep Georgian south; networking with civil rights legends in the hallowed halls of the U.S. Congress.
Welcome to Brandon Hill’s Year On, a gap year adventure of epic proportions.
During the year between high school and college, Brandon set out on a world-wide adventure spanning twelve countries on four continents. From studying as an Exchange Fellow at Morehouse College to circumnavigating the globe as a Presidential Scholar aboard Semester at Sea, Brandon made it his mission to record his journey through written word and digital film. Year On—a reversal of the conventional year-off—is Brandon’s project to produce both a memoir and documentary about his travels, which would tell the story of his diverse experiences in each destination and the saga of his personal transformation that occurred throughout the sojourn.
Brandon Hill is a freshman looking to study political science and education policy at Stanford. In addition to serving as a Frosh Council Representative, Brandon is involved with Stanford NAACP and does professional video work for several departments on campus. Brandon has written for the Huffington Post, has spoken for TEDx, and aspires to a career in government and public service. An aficionado of smooth jazz, Spanish language, and spoken word poetry, Brandon is excited about what lies ahead during his time here on the Farm.
