Stay in the Moment PublishedAugust 16, 2023 by Ava Sorrento, Stanford Women’s Gymnastics Before departing from the USA, as part of the preparation for travel and teaching, we coaches were asked what types… Read more
Gift-Giving in Vietnam PublishedAugust 08, 2023 by Ellie Sutro, Stanford Women’s Rowing Every morning and afternoon, we, the Vietnamese, Stanford, and Duke coaches, would get off the bus at the school. And… Read more
Embracing the Unfamiliar PublishedAugust 08, 2023 by Jaden Abas, Stanford Wrestling I did not know what to expect stepping onto the plane crossing the Atlantic Ocean. However, I did know that… Read more
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
Pura Vida PublishedJuly 26, 2023 by Caelan Koch, Stanford Softball I think one thing that was really surprising to me that I learned from our community partners was how their… Read more
Learning How to Lead a Pura Vida PublishedJuly 24, 2023 by Jordan Stock, Stanford Women's Lightweight Rowing Sometimes it’s not just about the journey or arriving at the destination, but about the people you meet along the… Read more
Good Intentions. Good Impact, Too. PublishedJuly 26, 2022 by Katya Sander “To Hell with Good Intentions.” Over a month ago, before our program even started, all the members of ACE were… Read more
Cultivating Humility in Peru PublishedJuly 25, 2022 by Rick Mihm, Stanford Men’s Swimming & Diving As we were reflecting on our final project in the final minutes of our last meeting, our on-site location expert… Read more
Growth,Drive, and Perspective with ACE in Place PublishedJuly 24, 2022 by Amanda Zeng, Stanford Women’s Gymnastics The past three weeks have been such an enlightening experience full of growth and understanding. From meetings with Ocean Pledge’s… Read more
3 Weeks, 2 ‘Sabais,’ 1 Goal PublishedAugust 22, 2021 by Alana Vawter, Stanford Softball Going into this summer and this program I had no idea what to expect. What would an online service project… Read more