Tag: expectations

It’s a little under 36 hours before I get on my first flight to begin my trip to South Korea, …

Wowww. I really can’t believe I’m going to be leaving IN A DAY. I’ve been anticipating this trip for such …

It’s been a long journey, but now I’m sitting in my room in Durban, South Africa, a cool autumn breeze …

Alternative title: In which Arthi realizes that yes, a weight scale is actually necessary for this, and frantically (hopefully successfully) …

From reputation, New Orleans boasts such delirious energy and deep-rooted culture that, coming in, I wasn’t sure whether I should …

Two weeks down, and Duke Engage San Francisco is not what I was expecting. I was told that I would …

I am American. At least that’s what I try to say when kids and adults ask me “what are you? …

Wǒ bù zhīdào, which means “I don’t know”, is one of the first Chinese phrases I’ve learned, but it also …

It’s safe to say that this has probably been the craziest week of my life so far. I guess I …

(This blog is from the Summer of 2016.) For the third consecutive summer, DukeEngage has sent a group of Duke students …