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-: ACE program is an opportunity given to athletes
at Duke who can't necessarily participate in DukeEngage
because it's too long.
And it's a fully-funded program
with other athletes from Duke and Stanford
where we get to go to either
China, India, Vietnam, or South Africa.
Experience the culture there, get to do service learning
with the communities
and get involved with the communities there.
-: Our three weeks was split into a two-week portion
in the beginning at CERS
which stood for the China Exploration and Research Society
which was where we led a six-day camp
for the children of the town.
English lessons as well as sports camp.
The last week we moved into the city
and we worked with a non-profit on a farm.
-: Planting crops and digging ditches,
helping to create irrigation systems for them
in order to allow them to have a more sustainable
source of vegetation.
Both experiences were incredible
and very, very life changing.
-: My favorite memory was the last day of camp.
All of the kids performed a talent show for us.
And at the end we gave them awards for simple things
like best jump roper, best drawer,
and then they took us to their homes
and introduced us to their families.
It was kind of cute, they were almost fighting
to go to their home first because they were so excited
to show us part of their culture.
After we had done so much for them,
they wanted to really show us where they came from.
So I thought that was the most rewarding
to see the impact that we made.
-: You know, it was great to meet people
that I'd never met here at Duke.
And it was awesome to meet people at Stanford.
It was a great opportunity to be able to meet so many
like-minded people with such great goals and aspirations
similar to myself.
-: You'll never get an opportunity like this again
to go to a country that you've never been to,
experience a culture, and get to meet with such
amazing other people, other student athletes
from not just Duke but also Stanford
and get the experience that ACE gives you.