Down Under to Duke

Monthly Archive: August, 2012

27 Aug

A Roof Over Our Heads

Earlier in the week I gave you a teaser for today’s blog post when I posted a photo of me, hammer in hand working on a roof in East Durham.…
August 27, 2012 at 2:57 am By Simon Leave a comment
24 Aug

Hard Day’s Work

This one is a short teaser ahead of a more substantial blog post which is coming up on the weekend. This is me on the roof of a house in…
August 24, 2012 at 3:16 am By Simon Leave a comment
22 Aug

The Bull City

Another pic from our food tour for you today. Durham is also known as the Bull City and to mark this a magnificent statue of a bull stands in the…
August 22, 2012 at 3:34 am By Simon Leave a comment
21 Aug

Tastes of Durham

Saturday was one of our best days so far in Durham. With the combination of sunshine, good company and an amazing array of some of the finest food this funky…
August 21, 2012 at 3:45 am By Simon Leave a comment
16 Aug

Reminders of Home II

It’s strange where you notice little things that make you think of home. Today it was in the midst of a two hour study session at Fuqua’s Ford Library that…
August 16, 2012 at 3:15 am By Simon Leave a comment
15 Aug

Rites of Passage

Yesterday was a special day in my Duke Fuqua experience. It was the day I guess you could say I officially passed the entrance exam to becoming a Fuquan. I…
August 15, 2012 at 3:35 am By Simon Leave a comment
14 Aug

Merica – Part 1

Today’s blog post is one that has been brewing for a while. I’ve done a couple of posts about crazy things I’ve seen, done or eaten that can be considered…
August 14, 2012 at 3:35 am By Simon 2 Comments
11 Aug

Friday Night Footy

Nothing like settling in on a Friday night with a cold beer to watch the footy so stoked that it’s still possible here in North Carolina! For the second week…
August 11, 2012 at 4:17 am By Simon Leave a comment
10 Aug

Disconnected…

For the avid fans of Down Under to Duke out there you may have noticed a slight break in transmission over the past week. Now you might have thought it…
August 10, 2012 at 2:58 am By Simon Leave a comment
06 Aug

B School Theme Parties Part 2…

So O-week was a blast. Three days of being welcomed to Fuqua as a member of the Class of 2014. The highlight however was no doubt Fuqua’s famous 80’s party…
August 6, 2012 at 3:00 am By Simon 1 Comment