Small Acts, Big Impact
Published by Lauren Ingram
If someone were to tell me two years ago that I would be volunteering for two weeks in another country…
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Things That Don’t Feel That Big, But Are
Published by Eliza Straayer
I thought I knew what stars looked like. It has become muscle memory to me to look up when I…
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Sharing Gandoca
Published by Morven Thomson
Throughout our two weeks, we spent a lot of time with the locals of Gandoca. One goal of our trip…
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Finding Resilience in Costa Rica
Published by William Skelly
For most of the two weeks in Costa Rica, our ACE team stayed at Casa Tucan, a family-run lodge in…
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Gandoca Passion
Published by Alden Keller, Duke Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
For two weeks, eleven student-athletes and I had the amazing opportunity to live and work in a small community on…
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If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, Why Not Write Two Thousand?
Published by Austin Simpson, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving
I’ve never really been the reflective type. I had a journal during the summer of 2023 hoping to start a…
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Trial by Miles: A Lesson in Resilience from Gandoca, Costa Rica
Published by Jack Kovach, Duke Men’s Cross Country + Track & Field
Running is an inherently individualistic pursuit. An activity that can be completed entirely alone and a sport in which performance…
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Life in Harmony – A Community of People and Wildlife
Published by Francesca Morland, Duke Rowing
My time in Gandoca, Costa Rica offered an immersive cultural and sustainability-oriented experience. I was welcomed into local Costa Rican…
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Cacao, Community, and Change
Published by Alaina McVeigh, Duke Field Hockey
Reflecting on my ACE experience in Costa Rica, I did not have many expectations going in, but I left ready…
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