Blog 1: First day of school
Published by Tara Christensen, Duke Women's Rowing
I awoke on our fourth day in Vietnam a mix of nerves and excitement; today was our first day of…
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Finally Feeling at Home
Published by Oliver Spring, Duke Men's Soccer
It has been almost three weeks exactly since our plane landed in this foreign continent, country, and city. Some of…
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Reflections and Takeaways
Published by Alexander Merriman, Duke Men's Fencing
Somehow it is already time for me to be writing my FINAL blog post of my ACE experience. These three…
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The City Lined with Gold
Published by Grace Williams, Duke Women's Rowing
July 1, 2016 — Day 1: Leaving my house Wednesday morning, I knew I wasn't quite prepared for the journey…
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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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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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ineffable (adj): too great or extreme to be described in words
Published by Oliver Spring, Duke Men's Soccer
Ironically, if our trip so far could be summed up in one word, it would be ineffable. We have only…
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Watch Me Whip, Watch Me Nae Nae
Published by Gurbani Singh, Duke Women's Golf
Our first week here in South Africa is going great! For the past two days we have been going to…
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