Tag: changing perspectives

For the past month and a half, I’ve been volunteering at La Fundación Padre Damian.  It is a residential hospital …

Last week during our weekly reflection, our group watched the harrowing documentary “I Am Not Your Negro.” The film is …

It was a cloudy day after a night of drizzling when I first stepped onto the community farm at Oregon …

In preparation for our trip to Opal Creek last week, my fellow DukeEngagers and I were required to read William …

As a born-and-raised southern Californian, it’s safe to say rain makes me uncomfortable. While I know rains are desperately needed …

Earlier today, the seven other duke students and I spent a little over two hours doing ice breakers and games …

I first learned about drugs in school. I grew up in suburban Raleigh, North Carolina. Drugs were never extremely visible …

Arriving and Getting Oriented When I told my friends I would be in England for four weeks, they not only …

After 15 years in the United States education system, I thought I had at least a general understanding of life …

My favorite sunsets lack technicolor displays as light bounces off clouds. Rather, they consist of the sun quietly falling below …