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Presence

Published by Sanjidah Ahmed
On December 31st, 2014, I made a simple mantra for myself: be present.   Presence is not only important, but …
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people making food

Stories I Never Want to Forget

Published by Sara Yuen
Tales from the halfway point 🙂 First day of school:  They rolled out the literal red carpet. Watching the lion …
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DukeEngage student teaching a writing class in Togo

Beginning This New Chapter

Published by Natasha
(This blog is from the Summer of 2016.) Beginning my project with the Farendé Writers’ Society has been extremely exciting …
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Week 1: One Team, Two Koreas

Published by Justin
(This blog is from the Summer of 2016.) Going into this program, my knowledge on the relationships between North and …
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The teachers of Assegai Primary School in South Africa

The Audacity to Dream

Published by Travis J. Closs
(This blog is from the Summer of 2016.) It’s astounding to me that my time here in Durban is nearly …
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Closing Remarks

Published by Lesley Chen-Young
(This blog is from the Summer of 2016.) [A personal message shared to community members and SDCEA cohorts at their …
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Photo of and quote from Solo Simon Gama

Ethics and Resistance

Published by Aliyah Salame
(This blog is from the summer of 2016.) We spent our first week in South Africa not in Cape Town …
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