Nine to Five: A Restless Nightmare
Published by William Rawlings
As our program comes to a close, I found myself reflecting mostly about my work environment. Although it is a …
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Four Flight Delays Later…
Published by Zineb Jadi
To be honest, my Duke Engage experience did not start out smoothly. It began with an unfortunate chain of events …
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Moving On from Moving On
Published by Martha Pahren
Our time in England is drawing to a close. I am excited to go home and see my family and …
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Struggling with Stats
Published by Jason Atwood
On Friday the 26th, we had our symposium where we presented our research project to Monteverde Institute staff as well …
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Reflections (Qintian Zhang, DukeEngage – Togo)
Published by Claire Ravenscroft
“Does it rain in the US?” My host mom asked me one day. Before this remark feeds into your stereotype …
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Reflections (Jordan Hepburn, DukeEngage – Togo)
Published by Claire Ravenscroft
I write this blog post a week before the end of my Duke Engage experience. It is intensely bitter sweet, …
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Forming Relationships (Jabril Wilson, DukeEngage – Togo)
Published by Claire Ravenscroft
Before coming here, I had taken 3 classes with Dr. Piot, and in each class, we discussed the gift economy. …
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Reflections (Daniel Egitto, DukeEngage – Togo)
Published by Claire Ravenscroft
White people are a rarity in Togo. Peace Corps volunteers excluded, in the past seven weeks I’ve spent in this …
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Time Is Up (Collins Abanda, DukeEngage – Togo)
Published by Claire Ravenscroft
As the clock winds down on our time here, going into the final week I reflect on what a fulfilling …
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Checking In and Doing Check-Ups (Candler Cusato, DukeEngage – Togo)
Published by Claire Ravenscroft
One of my main projects this summer has been working in the Case de Sante, a health clinic nestled right …
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