The Right People, The Right Place, The Right Time PublishedAugust 08, 2023 by Alana Vawter, Stanford Softball In what is arguably the most chaotic time of my life, from playing in my first ever Women’s Softball College… Read more
Lessons to Last a Lifetime PublishedJuly 23, 2019 by Blake Wilson, Stanford Men's Gymnastics While our three weeks in South Africa have come to a close, the lessons I have learned and the memories… Read more
Sala Kakuhle, Zola PublishedJuly 23, 2019 by Michaela Gordon, Stanford Women's Tennis Going into the ACE program, I was prepared to soak in the South African culture, meet members of the Zola… Read more
Learning in Zola PublishedJuly 22, 2019 by Sunny Villapando, Stanford Beach Volleyball After being home for no more than 24 hours, I find myself lamenting over the end of this trip already.… Read more
Zola: A Loving Community PublishedJuly 20, 2019 by Hannah Howell, Stanford Softball Before embarking on the long journey to South Africa, I had heard only positive things about the ACE program. Everyone… Read more
Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve PublishedJuly 20, 2019 by Caitlin Keefe, Stanford Women's Volleyball On June 17, 2019 I entered the small township of Zola for the first time. I was excited, a little bit nervous… Read more
Our Time with ACE in South Africa in Photos and Words PublishedJuly 26, 2018 by Anja Zehfuss, Stanford Women's Rowing For the first blog I wrote a list of 9 things that I loved about my ACE in South Africa… Read more
Looking Back and Moving Forward PublishedJuly 25, 2018 by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis In our pre-departure meetings for the ACE program, I recall Emily Durham, our dedicated program director, telling us that “ACE… Read more
Every Day is an Adventure PublishedJuly 25, 2018 by Amelia Smith, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball Every single day that we drove up to the school in the township of Nomzamo to run our sports camp,… Read more
When the Teacher Becomes the Student PublishedJuly 25, 2018 by Aleeza Yu, Stanford Women's Gymnastics Throughout these past three weeks, I have learned so much from everyone around me. My fellow participants, leaders, children, and… Read more