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Program: ACE in South Africa

ACE Student-Athletes on Mountainous Overlook

Under the Sea at Mama Lumka’s

 Published by Anya Miller (S-Women's Rowing) and Oliver Spring (D-Men's Soccer)
This week has been filled with lots of fun adventures like township tours and exploring the mother city, Cape Town.…
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Week 1 in the Mother City

 Published by Mariah Lee, Stanford Women's Soccer
After spending what felt like an eternity (but more like 17 hours) in the air we finally touch downed in…
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Language Barrier? Challenge Accepted!

 Published by Taylor Rice, Stanford Women's Gymnastics
This past week in South Africa has been a nothing but adapting—adapting to the weather, the language, the food, the…
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view of road in Gordon's Bay

Getting to Know You

 Published by Anya Miller, Stanford Women's Rowing
These first couple days in South Africa with the ace group have been a ton of fun. When we first…
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Grazing the Surface

 Published by Trevor Rex
I still have two and a half weeks here in South Africa and I'm already dreading leaving. I quickly grew…
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My First Day at School

 Published by Elizabeth Horne
After a brief orientation, some team building activities and a little time to shake off the travel and to learn…
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Learning the Language

 Published by Alexander Merriman
Hello Everyone, Welcome to my blog, where I will be sharing my experiences volunteering with ACE with anyone who'd like…
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High-fives All Around

 Published by Jaisel Sandhu, Stanford Men's Rowing
We are just four days into our time here in South Africa, but it has already been an amazing experience.…
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A Bright Future

 Published by Lizzy Devitt, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving
Today, at the ACJ school at the center of the Nomzamo township, I had a very memorable chat with a…
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