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VIDYA Students Learning in Classroom

Beyonce Breaks Cultural Barriers

 Published by Meagan Lew, Duke Women's Rowing
On our second day of orientation we went to to visit the Vidya School, where we will be teaching English…
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Group of VIDYA Students Outside

Dance Like Nobody is Watching

 Published by Maria Sheridan, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving
What do you do when a group of 5th graders asks you to speak in Hindi and dance in front…
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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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A Helping Hand

 Published by Jake Faust, Duke Men's Wrestling
My excitement for the 14-hour flight to India slowly deflated as I sat on the plane hour after hour waiting…
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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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A group of three boys playing with a volleyball together

Wrapping Up With Memories

 Published by Colt Sessions, Duke Track and Field (Men's), Ryan Smith, Stanford Volleyball (Men's), and Domonique Panton, Duke Track and Field (Women's)
The past two weeks at CERS have been a time of reflection. We have spent our days wrapped up in…
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ACE in China Group with CERS Students

The Universal Language of Fun

 Published by Tanner Johnson, Duke Men's Track & Field, & Arden Petit, Stanford Women's Softball
Arden: I have been a camp counselor for many kids’ camps during my lifetime but the camp this past week…
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