December 27, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Benjamin One of my longtime goals was to become a national master in chess, a game I’ve been playing since I was nine. In chess, an elo rating system is used to standardize each player’s approximate strength. In the...
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December 23, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Georgia Note: This is an adaptation of a blog post, “Feet,” that I wrote and posted on the “Where There Be Dragons Yak Board” (11/24/22). It represents well some of the learning I did and conversations I had while...
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December 19, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Nathan I spent most of the past month on a trip through Argentina’s Patagonia region organized through my exchange program. Along with 52 other exchange students, I spent 17 days traveling along the famous “Ruta 40”. The trip started...
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December 15, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Emmie For the past 14 weeks, I have been dancing Monday through Friday 9 am until 3 pm every day. I have danced in programs with similar schedules but it was for only 9 weeks at a maximum. I...
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November 29, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Ellie November 21: it was the last day my High Desert Center (HDC) family was together. I use the word “family” purposefully as that is what we were (more on that later). I spent the morning watching the sunrise...
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November 28, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Campbell Over the past few months, I have been working full-time and living in Wrightsville Beach, NC. Before this year, I had never held a full-time job or even a job for more than 10 hours a week. During...
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November 22, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Maya One of my hardest transitions was getting used to office life in a foreign country. As part of my program, I had to find an internship to work at while in Tel Aviv. After researching a few different...
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November 17, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Nathan Today was my last day of school before summer vacation! I will return to school at the end of February. My first two months in school were great for meeting people, but quickly the days at school became...
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November 9, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Emmie I have always hated pointe class. It’s ironic as pointe shoes are one of the most iconic symbols of ballet as an art form. But I don’t hate pointe in general, in fact, I love performing on pointe...
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November 2, 2022
By: Camey VanSant
By Sivan I am typing this while in a middle seat of a middle aisle alongside two strangers on my flight to Israel. Twenty hours ago, I zipped my suitcase shut and officially completed my packing for a nine month...
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