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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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Looking Back at it All

Published by Julia Persche, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
After deciding to go to school across the country and overcoming bouts of homesickness my freshman year, I never thought…
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Lessons Forever Learned

Published by Blake Sun, Stanford Men's Gymnastics
Even though three weeks is a relatively short period of time for anyone to completely understand a foreign culture, I…
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The Tangibility of Impact

Published by Taylor Kirkpatrick, Stanford Women's Sailing
Our pursuit in India was focused on service. While each of the 10 of us ACE volunteers came with a…
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Mukunda

Published by Verity Abel, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving
In Hinduism, Lord Krishna is one of the most major deities and is known as the god of compassion, tenderness,…
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8016 Miles from Home

Published by Judd Howard, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving, and Kristina Inouye, Stanford Women’s Softball
In a place like New Delhi, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the differences between home and away. Personally, I…
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Listening Well as a Practice of Love

Published by Jaida Lemmons, Duke Women's Track and Field
One thing, among many, that the people of Delhi do well is engage and welcome those who are not locals…
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Didi

Published by Meagan Lew, Duke Women's Rowing
On our last day of school, all of the children came in with colorful beaded bracelets tied with yarn around…
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The Joy of Sports

Published by Michael Miller, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving
I have learned a lot looking back on my three weeks in India. I have learned how to live and…
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A Classy Time

Published by Michelle Staggers, Duke Women's Lacrosse
It wasn't until the final week of school when I figured out how to maximize my opportunities to engage with…
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