Tears of Joy PublishedAugust 08, 2023 by Valencia Xu, Stanford Women’s Tennis As student-athletes immersed in the daily stressors of university life, we are accustomed to shedding tears of worry, grief, sadness,… 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 Through Language PublishedJune 26, 2019 by Jameson Kavel (Duke Women's Softball) and Michaela Gordon (Stanford Women's Tennis) “Molo!” This is Michaela Gordon from Stanford Women’s Tennis and Jameson Kavel from Duke Softball. We’ve had a great first week… 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
A Video Reflection from Gordon’s Bay, South Africa PublishedJuly 12, 2018 by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis and Callie Humphrey, Duke Women's Lacrosse Although we seem to live very similar lives as student-athletes at highly competitive universities both athletically and academically, we both… Read more
Come Together PublishedJuly 05, 2018 by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis In the words of South African theologian and human rights advocate Desmond Tutu, “my humanity is bound up in yours,… Read more