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ACE Student-Athlete at the Taj Mahal

A Lot from a Little

Published by Maddy Berkson, Stanford Women's Track & Field
On Independence Day in India the thing to do is fly kites. Kites are made of two wooden sticks and…
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Landscape View from VIDYA School

The Moments that Make Us

Published by Nicolette McNair, Stanford Women's Gymnastics
One of the first things I noticed upon arriving in India were the stark contrasts of the country. Beautiful hotels…
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ACE Student-Athlete with VIDYA Students

Bliss.

Published by Sammy Gallagher, Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving
We were asked what was the most difficult part about India? My answer: leaving. For three weeks we worked with…
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Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments

Published by Maddy Berkson, Stanford Women's Track & Field
The first few English classes Jake and I taught were pretty rough. We came up with some lame activities, without…
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ACE Student-Athlete Playing Basketball with VIDYA Students

Surmounting My Expectations

Published by Alexa Romano, Stanford Women's Basketball
India. What are some images that come to mind when thinking of this particular country? The Taj Mahal? Colorful clothing?…
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In-class Distractions

Published by Patrick Gibson, Stanford Men's Cross Country
When I'm bored in class, I normally draw a cartoon character named "brain-man." He's essentially a brain with a body,…
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ACE Student-Athlete with VIDYA Students

A Kid is a Kid

Published by Sammy Gallagher, Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving
When India is brought to mind, I think of an exotic country. I think of spicy food, I think of…
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Language Barrier? Challenge Accepted!

Published by Taylor Rice, Stanford Women's Gymnastics
This past week in South Africa has been a nothing but adapting—adapting to the weather, the language, the food, the…
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Grazing the Surface

Published by Trevor Rex
I still have two and a half weeks here in South Africa and I'm already dreading leaving. I quickly grew…
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High-fives All Around

Published by Jaisel Sandhu, Stanford Men's Rowing
We are just four days into our time here in South Africa, but it has already been an amazing experience.…
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