What Defines Culture? PublishedAugust 30, 2019 by Alex Miley, Duke Men's Cross Country & Track and Field This is a question that I started to wrestle with about a week into my ACE experience. The location we… Read more
What I Learned About Culture PublishedAugust 25, 2019 by Josh Romine, Duke Men's Cross Country and Track & Field When I set out to Shangri-La with ACE, I expected to learn more about the local culture. I knew I… Read more
Unfamiliar Roadblocks PublishedJuly 31, 2018 by Veronica Brtek, Duke Women's Cross Country & Track and Field Despite being in a foreign country where we are faced with language barriers and constant stares, what has made me… Read more
A Continued Tradition PublishedAugust 11, 2017 by Brandon Leynaud, Duke Men's Wrestling [caption id="attachment_250" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Flashback to ACE in India 2016[/caption] Before I even filled out an application or attended an… 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
The Fourth Friend PublishedAugust 09, 2017 by Lynné Belton, Duke Women’s Basketball I'm writing my final blog on my final flight of this trip. Being on this flight I have so many… Read more
“Fascinating, Deepening, and Unpredictable” PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Abby Artmann, Duke Women's Rowing One week gone already?! This is my thought as I sit down to write my first post. The time each… Read more
Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Lynné Belton, Duke Women’s Basketball Coming to China, everyone that knew I was coming on this trip continuously kept asking if I was excited. I… Read more
Brandon’s Shangri-La Food Review PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Brandon Leynaud, Duke Men's Wrestling Cuisine is one of the main pillars that make up the structure of one’s culture. You can tell a lot… Read more
Saving Face PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Max St. George, Duke Men’s Swimming and Diving When first arriving to Zhongdian I was hesitant to communicate with the townspeople in any way because I did not… Read more