October 15, 2019
By: Admin
Kate, How lucky am I to have had you in my life over the past eight months! This is not a goodbye, but a thank you and a see you later : ). Thank you for teaching me all...
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October 12, 2019
By: Admin
I’ve learned to realize that everything eventually comes full circle. The awkward moments seem to right themselves over time, and, in my case, within two days. For the awkward half of the story, the fact is that my second or...
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October 5, 2019
By: Admin
If there was one thing that I took away from this Interpersonal Communications class at RVCC, it was that everyone has something that they can teach you, whether it is their perspective, knowledge, or experience. Through self-disclosure projects, I...
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September 30, 2019
By: Admin
I love my name. But it took a long way to get here. Years of people singing “Eleanor Rigby” and telling me their grandma’s name was “Eleanor” fueled a hatred in me for my name so strong, I forced my...
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September 29, 2019
By: Admin
As my first month in Granada draws to a close, I am so grateful for all of the amazing places I’ve visited and excited for what’s to come. Yesterday, I visited the Alhambra for the first time and can now...
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September 10, 2019
By: Admin
At my high school graduation, my philosophy teacher Mr. Concilio gave a piece of life advice that has really stuck with me through my first week in Spain. The simple version of the advice that he gave is that when...
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September 1, 2019
By: Admin
I was blown away by my experience on the Greek Summer program. From climbing Mount Olympus, to learning about Greek culture and language, to a ten day stay with a Greek family, to sailing through the Greek islands, I never...
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August 20, 2019
By: Admin
I am going into this with high, formless expectations. The place I am visiting, Bali, Indonesia, has a reputation for being a “spiritual place.” As a fan of meditation and proponent of New Age thought, I am curious to explore...
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By: Admin
My alarm went off at 3:30 A.M., and I hated my phone as I walked groggily across the hotel room to shut it off. We were picked up in the lobby a few minutes later for the airport, and as...
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August 15, 2019
By: Admin
Hello present and future Blue Devils. Welcome to my first ever blog post for the Duke Gap year program! In today's addition I will be discussing how and why I chose to take a gap year. For me, taking a...
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