What I Learned
Published by Kate Kutzer, Duke Women's Track and Field
Sitting on the plane ride home, I stared out over the wing into the vast blue Pacific, replaying our many…
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Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
Published by India Lowe, Duke Women's Track and Field
The few weeks in India have been a great learning experience. One of the biggest lessons I will take away…
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The Power of Children
Published by Valerie Przekop, Stanford Women's Track and Field
During my time in India, I had the pleasure of working with Butterflies, a local NGO, as well as D.A.V.…
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A Part of the Family
Published by India Lowe, Duke Women's Track & Field and Cassidy Wiley, Stanford Women's Water Polo
From the minute we walked through the door into our homestay family’s apartment, we were treated like family. We were…
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When Two Worlds Collide
Published by Kate Kutzer, Duke Women's Track and Field
Besides the historical architecture and amazing food, the thing that has interested me most about our stay in India is…
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Progressive or Traditional: Can Both Exist Simultaneously?
Published by India Lowe, Duke Women's Track and Field
One of the conversations we had this week in reflection was focused on aspects of the D.A.V. school that are…
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A Lesson in Intangibles
Published by MacKenzie Kerr, Duke Women's Track and Field
I found it amusing, as I stared at the screen in the headrest in front of my plane seat, that…
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If Love is our Aim, Then it is Found when Service is our Target
Published by Jaida Lemmons, Duke Women's Track and Field
As our last day at the Vidya School came to a close, I distinctly remember fighting back tears. As we…
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The Rewards of Struggle
Published by MacKenzie Kerr, Duke Women's Track and Field
Struggling is something to which no human is immune. For seven days now I have experienced India — the culture,…
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Many Facets of Diversity
Published by Michael Miller, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving, and Maddy Berkson, Stanford Women's Track & Field
Before this trip, we thought of India as a monolith. But during our stay here, and especially this past week,…
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