Posts from ACE in China and Changing perspectives & personal development

This is a question that I started to wrestle with about a week into my ACE experience. The location we…

This coming year, I have been selected to be one of the captains for my swim team. I knew going into this ACE…

Headed into my ACE in China experience, I really only had one small worry on my mind.  Our destination, Shangri-La,…

When I set out to Shangri-La with ACE, I expected to learn more about the local culture. I knew I…

Since our three-week journey has wrapped up, I’ve had some time to reflect on the trip and everything that I…

This summer I was given the opportunity to travel to Shangri-La, China with the ACE program and participate in three…

Before the ACE program, I didn’t have much experience working with younger children, except for middle and high school girls lacrosse camps.…

Dear family, friends, teammates, classmates, Blue Devils, Cardinal (trees?), coaches, supporters, future participants, and, well, everyone else: If you're reading…

Every day I kept telling myself, “This is the coolest place I’ve ever been in my life…” Then the next…

This summer I participated in the Duke-in-Greece program as well as ACE in China.  These are two very different programs…