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Xin Chao

Published by Peyton St. George (Duke Softball) and Morgan Hentz (Stanford Women’s Volleyball and Beach Volleyball)
Peyton and Morgan here! ACE in Vietnam has been an amazing experience so far for the both of us, especially…
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Language

Published by Jack Herkert (Stanford Men’s Track & Field), Tim Sah (Stanford Men's Tennis), and Michaela Reinhart (Duke Women's Cross Country and Track and Field)
Xin Chao! Or, hello, in Vietnamese. Despite our best efforts, Vietnamese is a very complicated language, and even after a…
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Lessons Learned from Teaching English

Published by Anna Lee, Stanford Women's Fencing and Alyssa Marsh, Duke Women's Swimming
“Where are you from?” “I am from Vietnam!” It would be an understatement to say that we have asked this…
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8016 Miles from Home

Published by Judd Howard, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving, and Kristina Inouye, Stanford Women’s Softball
In a place like New Delhi, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the differences between home and away. Personally, I…
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Culture and Perspective

Published by Maya Jackson, Stanford Women’s Softball, and Christine Streisel, Duke Women's Track & Field
The past week’s reflections and activities focused on cultural diversity and the history of the townships and South Africa. On…
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Intercontinental Collaboration

Published by Sajan Patel, Stanford Men’s Fencing, and Mackenzie Willborn, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving
After two weeks of working together, us coaches have all become much closer as a group; we have shared a…
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Red Team Cố Lên!

Published by Kevin Gehsmann, Duke Football, and Allie DaCar, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
The two of us coach together on the same color team. We partner with Reagan and two Vietnamese coaches to…
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7 Lessons Learned

Published by Nicolette McNair, Stanford Women's Gymynastics, and Jake Faust, Duke Men's Wrestling
Over the past few weeks, we have been teaching English to children in grades 6-12. At first it was a…
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Protect Your “Inner Wealth”

Published by Elizabeth Horne (D-W Rowing) & Taylor Rice (S-W Gymnastics)
For our first weekend in Cape Town we were taken to Langa township, the oldest township in South Africa. Guided…
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