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Posts from ACE in India from 2017

ACE Student-Athlete painting dormitory at Earth Saviors Foundation

A Silent Bond

 Published by Celia Macrae, Duke Women’s Rowing, and Carly Weber-Levine, Stanford Women’s Fencing
Twice a week after leaving the Vidya school, the ACE in India group travels to the Earth Saviours Foundation (ESF)…
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Student-Athletes Making Crafts with VIDYA Students

8016 Miles from Home

 Published by Judd Howard, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving, and Kristina Inouye, Stanford Women’s Softball
In a place like New Delhi, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the differences between home and away. Personally, I…
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Colorful Rahki Bracelets

Happy Rahki!

 Published by Mackenzie Wiley, Stanford Women's Water Polo, and Jaida Lemmons, Duke Women's Track and Field
Namaste! We have reached the end of week two, and it is a holiday weekend! We celebrated at school with…
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Student-Athletes play Volleyball with VIDYA Students

Acclimation

 Published by Verity Abel, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving, and Rodney Herenton, Stanford Men's Basketball
1. How does Vidya School compare to your expectations prior to the trip?  Verity: Vidya School is an amazing place…
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Student-Athletes Visit Religious Sites

At Our Core

 Published by MacKenzie Kerr, Duke Women's Track and Field, and Taylor Kirkpatrick, Stanford Women's Sailing
On Thursday afternoon, with the guidance of Mono Singh, our ACE group visited three different religious sites in Delhi. We…
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Rodney in Front of Temple

No Service

 Published by Rodney Herenton, Stanford Men's Basketball
Cell phones take up a significant portion of our time and we are well aware of it. We often acknowledge…
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ACE Student-Athletes Sitting with VIDYA Children

The Rewards of Struggle

 Published by MacKenzie Kerr, Duke Women's Track and Field
Struggling is something to which no human is immune. For seven days now I have experienced India — the culture,…
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Listening Well as a Practice of Love

 Published by Jaida Lemmons, Duke Women's Track and Field
One thing, among many, that the people of Delhi do well is engage and welcome those who are not locals…
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Dog In India

Hospitality

 Published by Verity Abel, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving
My first experiences and introductions in India have been completely enlightening. I have had such a pleasure learning of this…
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Colorful Mural in VIDYA School

Futures and Fortunes

 Published by Taylor Kirkpatrick, Stanford Women's Sailing
“Good morning ma’am! Welcome to class IIIA,” shouted an exuberant class of third graders. On our third day of class…
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