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Posts from ACE in China and Duke-Stanford relationships

four students working out on mats on the floor

New Teammates

 Published by Veronica Brtek, Duke Women's Cross Country and Track & Field; Haley Schleicher, Duke Field Hockey; and Mikaela Watson, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
Due to the variety of sports that are represented on this trip, most of us assumed that we would be…
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Language: Barrier or Bond?

 Published by Meible Chi, Duke Women's Tennis and Isabella Duan, Stanford Women's Lightweight Rowing
Izzy: "English is actually my second language. When my mom and dad immigrated to the States, they both knew that…
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two students doing handstands

Balance

 Published by Brandon Kier, Stanford Wrestling and Riley Hickman, Duke Men's Swimming and Diving
With camp unfortunately coming to a close today, we both came to the realization that while we had been occupying…
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photo collage of nine pairs of shoes and feet

“Kicking It” with the 2018 ACE in China Team

 Published by Riley Hickman, Duke Men’s Swimming and Diving and Jacie Lemos, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
This summer, ACE students voted on a sports-related theme to document across all four programs.  For summer 2018, "kicks" or…
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three people playing basketball outside

Knock Out, Knock In: We’re in it Together

 Published by Isabella Duan, Stanford Women's Lightweight Rowing
Having arrived and settled in at the Chinese Exploration and Research Society (CERS) Center around midnight on Saturday, Sunday was…
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two boys playing basketball

Sport as Culture

 Published by Lelia Boley, Duke Women's Rowing
The China Exploration and Research Society is an organization founded by Wong How Man, with the mission to "enrich the…
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ACE in China 2017 Group Outside in Shangri-La

Thank You

 Published by Amanda Han, Stanford Women's Fencing
Right now, I am on a plane back to the States. I am filled with emotions as I reminisce on…
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The Fourth Friend Painting

The Fourth Friend

 Published by Lynné Belton, Duke Women’s Basketball
I'm writing my final blog on my final flight of this trip. Being on this flight I have so many…
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Abby Picking Flowers with Students

Closing Time

 Published by Abby Artmann, Duke Women's Rowing
I am now sitting down at my kitchen table after the long trek back from Shangri-La. My time spent with…
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Amanda and Lynee Give A Tour of the CERS Center

C US C CERS

 Published by Amanda Han, Stanford Women's Fencing & Lyneë Belton, Duke Women's Basketball
Hello! Lyneé (Duke) and Amanda (Stanford) here! We’re going to show you around the CERS campus for our blog. Starting…
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