My Time with ACE in Place South Africa PublishedJuly 26, 2022 by Aleyna Ozkan I chose to participate in the ACE in Place South Africa Program for many reasons. I was driven to join… Read more
Connecting From Half a World Away PublishedJuly 28, 2021 by Kayle Park, Duke Women’s Swimming and Diving There are a plethora of people that I’ve met through my ACE program that I am endlessly thankful for and… 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
Lessons Learned from Teaching English PublishedJuly 10, 2018 by Anna Lee, Stanford Women's Fencing and Alyssa Marsh, Duke Women's Swimming “Where are you from?” “I am from Vietnam!” It would be an understatement to say that we have asked this… Read more
Mukunda PublishedAugust 23, 2017 by Verity Abel, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving In Hinduism, Lord Krishna is one of the most major deities and is known as the god of compassion, tenderness,… Read more
Competition Day PublishedJuly 20, 2017 by Mackenzie Willborn, Duke Women’s Swimming and Diving Returning home from Vietnam is honestly a bit daunting to think about. After seeing and feeling so many things, going… Read more
Compassion, Cooperation, and Competitiveness PublishedJuly 11, 2017 by Mickayla Hinkle, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving On our first morning, we drove through the streets of the Nomzamo Township to the ACJ Phakade Primary School where… Read more
Intercontinental Collaboration PublishedJuly 10, 2017 by Sajan Patel, Stanford Men’s Fencing, and Mackenzie Willborn, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving After two weeks of working together, us coaches have all become much closer as a group; we have shared a… Read more
Reflection PublishedJuly 05, 2017 by Mackenzie Willborn, Duke Women’s Swimming and Diving Towards the end of our first week teaching 8th and 9th graders in Vietnam, all 10 American coaches and our… Read more
A Shift in Perspective PublishedJuly 05, 2017 by Haley Farnsworth, Stanford Women’s Swimming and Diving This last week in Vietnam is incomparable to anything I have ever experienced. When I walked out of the airport,… Read more