Shovel (not quite) Ready! PublishedAugust 27, 2019 by Amanda Beach, Duke Women's Cross Country & Track and Field Before we departed for ACE, there were several meetings, presentations, and webinars to get us acquainted with Peru and with… Read more
Meet the ACE in Peru Team PublishedAugust 08, 2019 by Amanda Beach (Duke Women’s Cross Country & Track and Field) and Emily Schultz (Stanford Softball) Each year, ACE student-athletes vote on a theme that connects across all four program locations. This theme supports ACE’s value… Read more
Homestays PublishedAugust 16, 2018 by Kylie Jordan, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving and Valerie Przekop, Stanford Women's Track & Field It’s important to take into consideration that neither of us had ever done a homestay before this experience, so the… Read more
A Part of the Family PublishedAugust 16, 2018 by India Lowe, Duke Women's Track & Field and Cassidy Wiley, Stanford Women's Water Polo From the minute we walked through the door into our homestay family’s apartment, we were treated like family. We were… Read more
A Weekend with Nani Ji PublishedAugust 16, 2018 by Kate Kutzer, Duke Women's Track & Field and Nicki Schindler, Stanford Women's Rowing “You are home. Relax.” Nani Ji ushered us into her living room. From the second we met Nani Ji, her… Read more
When Two Worlds Collide PublishedAugust 07, 2018 by Kate Kutzer, Duke Women's Track and Field Besides the historical architecture and amazing food, the thing that has interested me most about our stay in India is… Read more
Welcomed With Open Arms PublishedAugust 07, 2018 by Valerie Przekop, Stanford Women's Track and Field During the first week in India, our ACE group had the pleasure of visiting a local school three times to… 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 Lesson in Intangibles PublishedAugust 23, 2017 by MacKenzie Kerr, Duke Women's Track and Field I found it amusing, as I stared at the screen in the headrest in front of my plane seat, that… Read more
If Love is our Aim, Then it is Found when Service is our Target PublishedAugust 23, 2017 by Jaida Lemmons, Duke Women's Track and Field As our last day at the Vidya School came to a close, I distinctly remember fighting back tears. As we… Read more