Three Short Weeks, A Lifetime of Lessons PublishedJuly 14, 2016 by Lizzie Devitt, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving Most people would not consider three weeks to be a long period of time. Before I left for my trip… Read more
Finally Feeling at Home PublishedJuly 08, 2016 by Oliver Spring, Duke Men's Soccer It has been almost three weeks exactly since our plane landed in this foreign continent, country, and city. Some of… Read more
Reflections and Takeaways PublishedJuly 07, 2016 by Alexander Merriman, Duke Men's Fencing Somehow it is already time for me to be writing my FINAL blog post of my ACE experience. These three… Read more
Teamwork and Sea Horses PublishedJuly 06, 2016 by Gurbani Singh (D-Women's Golf) & Mariah Lee (S-Women's Soccer) Last Saturday we visited Langa Township. Our tour guide, Siviwe, grew up in the township and showed us around. After… Read more
Protect Your “Inner Wealth” PublishedJuly 05, 2016 by Elizabeth Horne (D-W Rowing) & Taylor Rice (S-W Gymnastics) For our first weekend in Cape Town we were taken to Langa township, the oldest township in South Africa. Guided… Read more
Obstacles and New Experiences on the Rise PublishedJuly 05, 2016 by Trevor Rex (S-M Track & Field) & Lizzie Devitt (D-W Swimming & Diving) This past week our ACE group transitioned from the classroom to the streets of South Africa. Last weekend, we were… Read more
Week 1 in the Mother City PublishedJune 27, 2016 by Mariah Lee, Stanford Women's Soccer After spending what felt like an eternity (but more like 17 hours) in the air we finally touch downed in… Read more
Getting to Know You PublishedJune 24, 2016 by Anya Miller, Stanford Women's Rowing These first couple days in South Africa with the ace group have been a ton of fun. When we first… Read more
Learning the Language PublishedJune 24, 2016 by Alexander Merriman Hello Everyone, Welcome to my blog, where I will be sharing my experiences volunteering with ACE with anyone who'd like… Read more
ineffable (adj): too great or extreme to be described in words PublishedJune 23, 2016 by Oliver Spring, Duke Men's Soccer Ironically, if our trip so far could be summed up in one word, it would be ineffable. We have only… Read more