Posts in daily life from 2019

The Before: As I stood on the bank of the Hanalei River where the river’s mouth meets the salty ocean …

Growing up on the West Coast, I always told myself I’d come back home and live there after Duke. I …

  These are albatrosses. Throughout the summer, several have been spotted outside of our house. I have observed that these …

Before Duke Engage, I had not worked full time for this many consecutive weeks (9 weeks down with 1 more …

I have now been in Portland for four full days. I have encountered many things that I enjoy about the …

Now that we are roughly halfway through our program, I am so grateful for the amazing experiences I have had …

Before coming to Rwanda, I actively tried to not think too deeply about what my experience here would be like.  …

As we approach the end of our time here, I’ve begun to reflect on what we’ve experienced in Rwanda. Over …

About two weeks into our stay here, I was running sprints on the soccer field to keep in shape when …

Cut hands Bruised calves Aching shoulders Sweat filled eyes Grass coated skin   The scent of mixed gasoline permeates the …