Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:I applied to the Duke in France program on a whim. I was hesitant to study in Paris for four months because I didn't know what to expect, and I worried that my French wasn't good enough. I had studied French since I was six years old,...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:What I found to be the best part of studying in Paris for the semester was how familiar I became with the city, how "homey" it became. From the Metro stations that I went through every day, to the boulangerie where I always tried something new, to...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:My four weeks in Greece taught me more than I could have learned from reading the same textbook and attending the same lectures in a campus classroom setting. It was very enlightening to learn about Plato and Socrates one afternoon, and then visit the ancient agora where...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:One weekend while I was in Geneva, our teachers took us hiking in the French Alps. This was a very special weekend for me because I really pushed myself to do something I didn’t think I’d ever be able to do. I climbed to the summit of...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:One of the highlights of my study abroad experience was hiking near Chamonix and Mont Blanc in the French Alps. At times we were so high, it felt like we were floating among the clouds. Not only did we get up close and personal to glaciers, we...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:When people ask how my semester in London was, I can only say that it was an eye-opening experience that pushed me out of my comfort zone and taught me things I could never have learned had I stayed in the United States. Many sides of my...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:The Duke in Oxford summer program was the perfect opportunity to learn about Victorian literature, England, and myself all in a single, incredible summer. For six weeks, I was immersed in an intellectual tradition stretching back through centuries -- a tradition that has maintained its energy, sophistication,...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:Although the best I could muster in the languages department after a semester abroad was a half-decent imitation of an Englishman, studying in London for the fall was one of the defining decisions of my Duke experience.As many who live and study away attest, often the most...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:The Duke in Oxford program was absolutely amazing. I went into the program with hopes of coming out of it with a newfound appreciation for Shakespeare and that’s exactly what happened.My tutor was the best! He taught me how to read open-mindedly and see things from different...
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Duke in the Andes student demonstrates blow gun
Duke in the Andes student demonstrates a blow gun in Ecuador....
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Shakespeare's Globe
The Duke in London program is built around one philosophical principle: you learn more from going out into the world than sitting in a classroom. It is one of the best summer programs that Duke offers. Full stop. And I say that completely voluntarily....
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Major: English
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Despite the blurriness of the photo, I hope it captures the excitement we felt in attending a Real Madrid game -- in Madrid itself! Perhaps the fact that I hadn't been to a professional football game before was a factor, but watching the game from our...
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Major: Undeclared
Buddha in Bangalore, India
Buddha in Bangalore, India...
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Indian water buffalo
Indian waterbuffalo in Rajasthani village
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Baby water buffalo in India village
Baby water buffalo
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Research in India
Anirudh Krishna's study abroad program based in Udaipur, India. Students attended class sessions, did field research in rural villages and had home stays locally and in the villages. ...
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