Building Connections with a Language Barrier PublishedAugust 25, 2019 by Jordan Fong, Stanford Women's Track and Field Since our three-week journey has wrapped up, I’ve had some time to reflect on the trip and everything that I… 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
Language Immersion PublishedAugust 08, 2019 by Mia Paulsen (Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving) and Esteban Suarez (Duke Men's Track & Field) Peru’s two dominant languages are Spanish and Quechua. As part of our ACE program we visited a local community called… Read more
Sharing Is More Than Caring PublishedAugust 02, 2019 by Isabelle Pilson, Stanford Field Hockey In Vietnam, sharing is more than simply caring. There, it is a way of existence — a natural inclination in… Read more
Lessons Taught, Lessons Learned PublishedAugust 02, 2019 by Tim Sah, Stanford Men's Tennis “For the past three weeks, we have been your teachers and coaches, but you all have taught us more than… Read more
No Translation Necessary PublishedAugust 02, 2019 by Michaela Reinhart, Duke Women's Cross Country and Track & Field I thought I knew a lot about relationships before traveling to Vietnam. All sorts of relationships, too: friendships, dating relationships,… Read more
Connecting with the Kids PublishedJuly 27, 2019 by Areta Buness (Stanford Women's Lacrosse) and Josh Romine (Duke Men’s Track & Field and Cross Country) Our ACE team is spending three weeks at the China Exploration and Research Society (CERS) Zhongdian Center, just outside of… Read more
ACE in China 2019: A Day in the Life PublishedJuly 27, 2019 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… Read more
Lessons to Last a Lifetime PublishedJuly 23, 2019 by Blake Wilson, Stanford Men's Gymnastics While our three weeks in South Africa have come to a close, the lessons I have learned and the memories… Read more