Passion and Inspiration PublishedJuly 31, 2018 by Meible Chi, Duke Women's Tennis After being accepted into the ACE in China program, I was ecstatic. One of my major inspirations for applying to… Read more
Looking Back and Moving Forward PublishedJuly 25, 2018 by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis In our pre-departure meetings for the ACE program, I recall Emily Durham, our dedicated program director, telling us that “ACE… Read more
A Video Reflection from Gordon’s Bay, South Africa PublishedJuly 12, 2018 by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis and Callie Humphrey, Duke Women's Lacrosse Although we seem to live very similar lives as student-athletes at highly competitive universities both athletically and academically, we both… Read more
Come Together PublishedJuly 05, 2018 by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis In the words of South African theologian and human rights advocate Desmond Tutu, “my humanity is bound up in yours,… Read more
Fresh Perspective: the Pinnacle of Camp PublishedAugust 11, 2017 by Kaitlyn McCarthy, Duke Women’s Tennis The past week has been a completely bittersweet experience for me. I am truly amazed and sad that my three… Read more
Rapid Fire with Erika and Kaitlyn PublishedAugust 03, 2017 by Kaitlyn McCarthy, Duke Women's Tennis, and Erika Malaspina, Stanford Women's Track and Field 1. What has been the most adventurous thing that you’ve done on the trip so far? Erika: Definitely trying all… Read more
Week One: Travel Extravaganza & Incredible Views PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Kaitlyn McCarthy, Duke Women’s Tennis My trip to China started out with a great flight fiasco. Upon arrival at the airport, I learned that my… Read more
Once in a Lifetime PublishedAugust 01, 2016 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… Read more
A Journey of Many Firsts PublishedJuly 19, 2016 by Brittany McGee, Stanford Women's Track and Field, and Becky Smaller, Duke Women's Tennis Who would've thought that a Floridian and a Londoner could share so many first experiences together. After just two weeks… Read more
Xin Chao! PublishedJuly 11, 2016 by Becky Smaller, Duke Women's Tennis Xin chao!! So this is my first blog post here in Vietnam, and I've got to be honest: I'm not… Read more