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ACE in China 2019: A Day in the Life

 Published by Noah Vigran (Stanford Men’s Swimming and Diving) and Matthias Frick (Duke Men’s Soccer)
Every day in China is different, but the days all start and end the same way. Each day begins with…
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girls giving each other piggyback ride by sea overlook

A Day in the Life in ACE in South Africa

 Published by Jazz Moreno (Duke Women's Softball) and Caitlin Keefe (Stanford Women's Volleyball)
Hi, or as we have learned in our first week, “Moloweni!” This is Jazz (a rising senior on the Duke Softball team) and Caitlin…
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ACE in South Africa group posing on top of mountain

A Video Reflection from Gordon’s Bay, South Africa

 Published by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis and Callie Humphrey, Duke Women's Lacrosse
Although we seem to live very similar lives as student-athletes at highly competitive universities both athletically and academically, we both…
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Anja holds Kayla in her arms on top of a mountain

Interview with a Chicagoan

 Published by Anja Zehfuss, Stanford Women's Rowing and Kayla McCoy, Duke Women's Soccer
Kayla and Anja Traveling all the way to South Africa for a civic engagement program, we never expected to meet…
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Josh and Kaylie smile for picture in front of building

From FaceTime to Friends

 Published by Josh Owsiany, Duke Men's Swimming and Diving and Kaylie Mings, Stanford Field Hockey
Josh The first time I met Kaylie was over a FaceTime when the Duke students were paired up with Stanford…
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Jake and Eoin, with a child on Jake's shoulders

Novelty Embedded Within a Familiar Routine

 Published by Jake Koffman, Stanford Men's Track and Field and Eoin Gronningsater, Duke Men's Fencing
Jake and Eoin As Jake and I sit here brainstorming what we could possibly write about, we could not help…
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Group of people outside with puddles around them

Rain Dance

 Published by Mitch Finesilver, Duke Wrestling and Justin Kang, Stanford Men's Fencing
Being from Denver, Colorado and Los Angeles, California, we are not used to torrential downpour in the middle of the…
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Playing Games with Kids

Wildflowers, Pig Heads, and Everything in Between

 Published by Abby Artmann, Duke Women's Rowing, and Kat Anderson, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball
If asked to describe our favorite memory from our time in Zhongdian, the two of us would have trouble choosing…
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ACE Student-Athletes and VIDYA Students Play Outside

World is One Family

 Published by Sammy Gallagher, Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving, and Michelle Staggers, Duke Women's Lacrosse
When we first came to India, we immediately noticed the stark contrasts between our country and the one we would…
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