Building Connections with a Language Barrier
Published by Jordan Fong, Stanford Women's Track and Field
Since our three-week journey has wrapped up, I’ve had some time to reflect on the trip and everything that I…
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Meet the ACE in China 2019 Team
Published by Jordan Fong (Stanford Women’s Track and Field) and Alex Miley (Duke Men’s Cross Country & Track and Field)
Each year, ACE student-athletes vote on a theme that connects across all four program locations. This theme supports ACE’s value…
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Running Buddies
Published by Veronica Brtek, Duke Women's Cross Country and Track & Field and Jacie Lemos, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
Jacie: It was around 5:30pm and Veronica and I were on our usual run: down the driveway (avoiding a multitude…
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New Teammates
Published by Veronica Brtek, Duke Women's Cross Country and Track & Field; Haley Schleicher, Duke Field Hockey; and Mikaela Watson, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
Due to the variety of sports that are represented on this trip, most of us assumed that we would be…
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“Kicking It” with the 2018 ACE in China Team
Published by Riley Hickman, Duke Men’s Swimming and Diving and Jacie Lemos, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
This summer, ACE students voted on a sports-related theme to document across all four programs. For summer 2018, "kicks" or…
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Unfamiliar Roadblocks
Published 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…
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A Lesson in Perspective and Adaptability
Published by Erika Malaspina, Stanford Women's Track and Field
On the second morning of camp, everyone woke up excited. The morning of the first day of camp was a…
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Rapid Fire with Erika and Kaitlyn
Published 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…
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Unspoken Language
Published by Erika Malaspina, Stanford Women’s Track and Field
We had been traveling for so long that I had lost sense of what day and time it was. As…
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Where Are You Going?
Published by Colt Sessions, Duke Track & Field
I am waiting for my plane ride home, and I can’t help but watch the people passing by. I see…
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