Comfort with Discomfort PublishedAugust 25, 2019 by Noah Vigran, Stanford Men's Swimming and Diving Headed into my ACE in China experience, I really only had one small worry on my mind. Our destination, Shangri-La,… Read more
Mindfulness and Conquering the Unknown PublishedAugust 25, 2019 by Carolina Sculti, Stanford Women's Swimming and Diving This summer I was given the opportunity to travel to Shangri-La, China with the ACE program and participate in three… Read more
Inspired by the Campers PublishedAugust 25, 2019 by Areta Buness, Stanford Women's Lacrosse Before the ACE program, I didn’t have much experience working with younger children, except for middle and high school girls lacrosse camps.… Read more
7 Days, 7 Lessons Learned PublishedJuly 31, 2018 by Jacie Lemos, Stanford Women's Lacrosse 1. History is important. In the first week of this program, much of our schedule has been centered around learning… Read more
Words Lost, Meaning Found PublishedAugust 23, 2017 by Kat Anderson, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball "Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand." — Chinese Proverb Why wasn’t my blog posted… Read more
A Better Tomorrow PublishedAugust 23, 2017 by Hailee Hoffman, Stanford Women's Gymnastics “We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us and wealth classified us.” — Anonymous… Read more
A Lesson in Perspective and Adaptability PublishedAugust 11, 2017 by Erika Malaspina, Stanford Women's Track and Field On the second morning of camp, everyone woke up excited. The morning of the first day of camp was a… Read more
Wisdom and Compassion PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Kat Anderson, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball I have grown in so many different ways since arriving in Zhongdian. Namely, my chopstick skills have seen some major… Read more
Longing for Camp PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Shannon Richardson, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball Lying in my bed on Thursday night, July 20th, I longed for my first day of camp – I restlessly… Read more
“Getting Lost” is Just the Beginning PublishedAugust 08, 2016 by Arden Pettit, Stanford Women's Softball "There are some things you can’t discover without getting lost first. Don’t be afraid of getting lost.” -How Man Wong… Read more