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Pleasantly Surprised

Published by Mikaela Watson, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
Now that our ACE in China program has reached its close, I have had the chance to reflect on my…
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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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Same, Same, But Different

Published by Jacie Lemos, Stanford Women's Lacrosse and Lelia Boley, Duke Women's Rowing
The Duke-Stanford collaboration on this trip has been a really incredible experience. We have gotten the opportunity to talk about…
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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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Our Trip to a Local Monastery

Published by Mikaela Watson, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
Four days after arriving in Shangri-La, China, we took a trip to a local monastery about an hour from the…
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7 Days, 7 Lessons Learned

Published by Jacie Lemos, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
1. History is important.  In the first week of this program, much of our schedule has been centered around learning…
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