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Posts in Duke-Stanford relationships from 2018

Amelia and Max sitting with view of ocean

10 Things I’ve Learned from You

 Published by Amelia Smith, Stanford Beach Volleyball and Max Feldman, Duke Men's Soccer
Coming to South Africa to work with children, we all expected to learn from the people we worked with since…
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Sydnei and Aleeza sitting on a mountain with ocean in background

Unbreakable Ties

 Published by Sydnei Murphy, Duke Women's Track and Field and Aleeza Yu, Stanford Women's Gymnastics
In writing a paired-blog, we could talk about something extremely basic like our differences. For example, how one of us…
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Anja holds Kayla in her arms on top of a mountain

Interview with a Chicagoan

 Published by Anja Zehfuss, Stanford Women's Rowing and Kayla McCoy, Duke Women's Soccer
Kayla and Anja Traveling all the way to South Africa for a civic engagement program, we never expected to meet…
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Josh and Kaylie smile for picture in front of building

From FaceTime to Friends

 Published by Josh Owsiany, Duke Men's Swimming and Diving and Kaylie Mings, Stanford Field Hockey
Josh The first time I met Kaylie was over a FaceTime when the Duke students were paired up with Stanford…
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Jake and Eoin, with a child on Jake's shoulders

Novelty Embedded Within a Familiar Routine

 Published by Jake Koffman, Stanford Men's Track and Field and Eoin Gronningsater, Duke Men's Fencing
Jake and Eoin As Jake and I sit here brainstorming what we could possibly write about, we could not help…
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Group of people smiling in front of body of water

Come Together

 Published by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis
In the words of South African theologian and human rights advocate Desmond Tutu, “my humanity is bound up in yours,…
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ACE athletes all sitting together outside

My New Network

 Published by Aleeza Yu, Stanford Women's Gymnastics
My first week in South Africa has been the most immersive learning experience of my life. I have been so…
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