The Lasting Impacts of ACE in Place PublishedAugust 18, 2021 by Emma Shuppert, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving The virtual ACE program this summer completely exceeded my expectations. The friendships I made and the various people I had… Read more
ACE in…My Home? PublishedJuly 27, 2021 by Olivia Tighe, Duke Women’s Swimming & Diving Despite ACE being virtual this year I saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a new culture in a… Read more
3,000 Miles Close PublishedJuly 27, 2021 by Catherine Purnell, Duke Women’s Swimming & Diving I was nervous going into my ACE experience, as I had no idea what it would look like. I was… Read more
Why Everyone Should Learn a Second Language PublishedAugust 30, 2019 by Carly Perri, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving For the longest time, I thought I wanted to study the Spanish language in college. I loved every Spanish class… 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
Delving into the Foundation of the Culture of Pongobamba PublishedAugust 08, 2019 by Kelsey McGinley (Stanford Women's Rowing) and Brittany Kampfer (Duke Women's Swimming & Diving) Through interactions with both CBC and the Pongobamba community during our first week, we experienced firsthand different aspects of their… Read more
Homestays PublishedAugust 16, 2018 by Kylie Jordan, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving and Valerie Przekop, Stanford Women's Track & Field It’s important to take into consideration that neither of us had ever done a homestay before this experience, so the… Read more
Food and Family PublishedAugust 16, 2018 by Maddie Hess, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving and Julia Persche, Stanford Women's Lacrosse Over this past weekend, we had the opportunity to experience an entirely new side of both Delhi and Hindu life… Read more
Final Day of Camp PublishedJuly 26, 2018 by Alyssa Marsh, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving On the final day of camp, we were invited as a group to accompany one of the students back to his… 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