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The Land of a Thousand Tongues

Published by Teaghan Cowles, Stanford Women's Softball
Spend one day in South Africa and you can experience all four seasons; spend an hour and you might hear…
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Colorful Bo-Kaap Houses

An Evening in Bo-Kaap

Published by Maya Jackson, Stanford Women's Softball
The rainbow of houses stands out in Cape Town's grey cityscape. Up a steep side street, bold hues of pink, green, blue,…
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VIDYA Students Playing with Chalk Outside

Chit Chat with the Founder

Published by Patrick Gibson, Stanford Men's Cross Country
I’ve tried to write this blog entry a couple of different times, and each of them has felt wrong and/or…
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ACE in India Group at the Taj Mahal

A New Meaning of Humbled

Published by Alexa Romano, Stanford Women's Basketball
As student athletes, we are all too familiar with the world humble. We have coaches reminding us to stay humble…
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Wow.

Published by Ryan Smith, Stanford Men's Volleyball
Much has happened over the past three weeks. Even now as I am writing this on a plane back to…
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Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments

Published by Maddy Berkson, Stanford Women's Track & Field
The first few English classes Jake and I taught were pretty rough. We came up with some lame activities, without…
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ACE Student-Athlete with VIDYA Students

A Kid is a Kid

Published by Sammy Gallagher, Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving
When India is brought to mind, I think of an exotic country. I think of spicy food, I think of…
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Redefining Dedication and Devotion

Published by Ryan Smith, Stanford Men's Volleyball
Having only been in Shangri-La for a couple of days now, the people here have already made me reflect on…
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Week 1 in the Mother City

Published by Mariah Lee, Stanford Women's Soccer
After spending what felt like an eternity (but more like 17 hours) in the air we finally touch downed in…
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Getting to Know You

Published by Anya Miller, Stanford Women's Rowing
These first couple days in South Africa with the ace group have been a ton of fun. When we first…
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