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students swimming at waterfall in Costa Rica

The Pura Vida Mindset

 Published by Isaac Lief
“School, church, and soccer field.” According to our host Andrey, these are the three things every town in Costa Rica…
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coach throwing baseball to student in Vietnam

My Time in Long Mỹ

 Published by Justin Kang, Stanford Men's Fencing
When Stanford’s spring quarter ended in mid-June and I packed my bags, ready to depart on my Vietnam experience, I…
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Group of people outside with puddles around them

Rain Dance

 Published by Mitch Finesilver, Duke Wrestling and Justin Kang, Stanford Men's Fencing
Being from Denver, Colorado and Los Angeles, California, we are not used to torrential downpour in the middle of the…
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Group Photo

It’s the Little Things that Matter

 Published by Justin Kang, Stanford Men's Fencing
When visiting a new country and taking part in incredible opportunities, it is easy to notice only the obvious details.…
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ACE Student-Athletes with a Class of Campers

Somber Ends and New Beginnings

 Published by Johnathan Schwartzman, Duke Men’s Fencing
I have never wanted to miss a flight before, until the return trip from ACE. It is hard to put…
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ACE Coaches After A Cake Fight

Windows

 Published by Alan Ko, Duke Men’s Fencing
“Where are you from?” Haley and I asked this age-old question to both our 8th and 9th graders during one…
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Orange Team Bonding

Broken Expectations

 Published by Jonathan Schwartzman, Duke Men’s Fencing
When people asked me what I was doing this summer, I would tell them that I was to do a…
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ACE Student-Athletes on Mountainous Overlook

Bi-Coastal Collaboration

 Published by Alex Merriman (D-Men's Fencing) and Jaisel Sandhu (S-Men's Rowing)
We have just finished our second week here in South Africa! The theme of this week’s blog post is about…
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