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Tag: Gratitude

college student and local youth play game inside

Hope Motivates Us All

 Published by Roman Romero, Duke Wrestling
Working in Nomzamo has been such an impactful experience due to the new perspectives I have gained while working with…
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Looking Back and Moving Forward

 Published by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis
In our pre-departure meetings for the ACE program, I recall Emily Durham, our dedicated program director, telling us that “ACE…
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Enkosi Nomzamo

 Published by Callie Humphrey, Duke Women's Lacrosse
Goodbyes have never been hard for me before. I often have found myself looking to the future with excitement, eager…
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three students standing in Vietnam with arms around each other

Reflections Through Routine

 Published by Jake Koffman, Stanford Men's Track & Field
On most weekday mornings—barring downpour or exhaustion—Mitch, Jillian and I wake up at 4:45am and are out the door at…
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Students and Coaches pose in classroom

Joy of Teaching

 Published by Josh Owsiany, Duke Men's Swimming and Diving
Wow, what a week it has been. So much has happened since we have arrived here, yet the time has…
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ACE Student-Athletes Playing in Rain with Children

Good Ol’ Fashioned Fun

 Published by Tara Shannon, Stanford Women's Squash
These days in North America, it isn't hard to find kids younger than thirteen with an iPhone, iPad or tablet…
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Carly Weber-Levine Teaching in VIDYA Classroom

The Little Moments

 Published by Carly Weber-Levine, Stanford Women's Fencing
When we signed up for the service trip, I had the naive dream that I would make a huge impact…
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Kat Dancing with Children

Words Lost, Meaning Found

 Published by Kat Anderson, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball
"Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand." — Chinese Proverb Why wasn’t my blog posted…
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Colorful Indian Prayer Rugs

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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