“Fascinating, Deepening, and Unpredictable”
Published by Abby Artmann, Duke Women's Rowing
One week gone already?! This is my thought as I sit down to write my first post. The time each…
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Trash: The Musical
Published by Julia DiTosto, Stanford Women's Field Hockey
Monday through Thursday of our last week in South Africa, we made a pit stop on the way to the…
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Unspoken Language
Published by Erika Malaspina, Stanford Women’s Track and Field
We had been traveling for so long that I had lost sense of what day and time it was. As…
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Week One: Travel Extravaganza & Incredible Views
Published by Kaitlyn McCarthy, Duke Women’s Tennis
My trip to China started out with a great flight fiasco. Upon arrival at the airport, I learned that my…
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Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
Published by Lynné Belton, Duke Women’s Basketball
Coming to China, everyone that knew I was coming on this trip continuously kept asking if I was excited. I…
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Unique Experiences
Published by Amanda Han, Stanford Women’s Fencing
“Hello” “Ni hao” *continues to speak in Chinese* “I’m sorry, I don’t understand. I speak English. American.” *confused—pulls out a…
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Brandon’s Shangri-La Food Review
Published by Brandon Leynaud, Duke Men's Wrestling
Cuisine is one of the main pillars that make up the structure of one’s culture. You can tell a lot…
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Longing for Camp
Published by Shannon Richardson, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball
Lying in my bed on Thursday night, July 20th, I longed for my first day of camp – I restlessly…
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Saving Face
Published by Max St. George, Duke Men’s Swimming and Diving
When first arriving to Zhongdian I was hesitant to communicate with the townspeople in any way because I did not…
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Lessons for a Lifetime
Published by Christine Streisel, Duke Women's Track and Field
As I sit on the plane leaving Cape Town and Gordon’s Bay, I’m fighting back tears. Tears of sadness that…
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