Bong-da, Conjugation, and the Cupid Shuffle
Published by Alan Ko, Duke Men’s Fencing
"Bong-da!" It's soccer time at our little school in rural Vietnam, and the kids run outside to the field —…
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Sportsmanship
Published by Sajan Patel, Stanford Men’s Fencing
Working with the ACE Program in Vietnam has been a great experience so far. After only a week, I have…
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A Shift in Perspective
Published by Haley Farnsworth, Stanford Women’s Swimming and Diving
This last week in Vietnam is incomparable to anything I have ever experienced. When I walked out of the airport,…
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Communication Breakdown
Published by Tara Shannon, Stanford Women’s Squash
Before leaving to Vietnam, we had an orientation meeting that reminded us time and time again to manage our expectations…
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Universal Nonverbal Communication: Tickling
Published by Reagan Damoose, Stanford Women’s Lightweight Rowing
It was competition day of the first week, Friday. We had been in Vietnam for a little over a week…
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Bridging the Distance to New Friends
Published by Allie DaCar, Stanford Women’s Lacrosse
After the first week of camp I can honestly say I have never been this invested in a group of…
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A Gift Bigger than Words
Published by TC Christensen, Duke Women's Rowing
I love sports, which probably isn't at all surprising. I'm a college athlete and choose to spend hours of each…
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Vietnam: A Trip Worth a Thousand Unspoken Words
Published by Madison O'Leary, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
"Three weeks, 21 days, 504 hours: the longest short trip of my life." This is how I have described my…
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Once in a Lifetime
Published by Rebecca Smaller, Duke Women's Tennis
And so there it is. The once in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Vietnam among nine other student-athletes is over. The…
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A Coach Being Coached
Published by Bronson Bruneau
When I became one of the leaders in the “Coach for College” program, I, like everyone else, expected to be…
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