15 Reasons to Love Midway Atoll.
Reflections from 41,000 feet. Day 13: Remember to Remember Going, going, gone. We’re 41,000 feet somewhere over the mighty Pacific Ocean on our way back to Honolulu. We’ve just spent 13 excellent days together betweenContinue reading
(Except when CEM students observe the spinner dolphin population in the waters of the Midway Atoll). Today we spent the day on Midway Island in typical fashion—observing the spectacular wildlife, and pondering the implications ofContinue reading
Before arriving on Midway Island, we stayed at the East-West Center in Honolulu. We’ve done some amazing things already, and while we’re here in Hawaii we even have the opportunity to cut down on ourContinue reading
Besides the sinking of the land, another thing is certain in the state of Louisiana: most people here are influenced in some way or another by the oil and gas industry. Last week Heidi andContinue reading
Scottee Cantrell and Nancy Kelly from the Nicholas School are down in the bayou this week catching up on the summer fun! Scottee and Nancy from the Nicholas School Office of Marketing and Communications teamContinue reading
Climate change is going to result in even more challenges for the already overburdened state of Louisiana. At the “Our Wetlands, Our Future” Symposium in New Orleans earlier this month, a speaker described global warmingContinue reading
Smithridge is a community located in Bayou Petit Caillou. Heidi and I, along with the students in the Duke Engage program, have been spending our last few weeks getting to know the people that liveContinue reading
Last week we ventured 2.5 hours west of our home in Cocodrie to the home of Tabasco on Avery Island. The scent of Tabasco was detected as soon as we stepped from the van, and became strongerContinue reading
Last weekend we visited an urban farm in the Lower Ninth Ward, ate a wonderful dinner at the post Katrina home of the Anderson family, and also asked the hard questions about life down inContinue reading
