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Finally Feeling at Home

Published 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…
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ACE Student-Athlete Aeriel View of South Africa

Reflections and Takeaways

Published 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…
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ACE Student-Athletes on Mountainous Overlook

Teamwork and Sea Horses

Published 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…
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ACE Student-Athletes on Mountainous Overlook

Protect Your “Inner Wealth”

Published 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…
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ACE Student-Athletes on Mountainous Overlook

Obstacles and New Experiences on the Rise

Published 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…
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Week 1 in the Mother City

Published 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…
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Getting to Know You

Published 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…
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Learning the Language

Published by Alexander Merriman
Hello Everyone, Welcome to my blog, where I will be sharing my experiences volunteering with ACE with anyone who'd like…
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