Looking Past the Clouds
Published by Christine Streisel, Duke Women's Track and Field
Molweni! The first week of ACE in South Africa has been amazing and we’ve already learned so much in such…
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Compassion, Cooperation, and Competitiveness
Published by Mickayla Hinkle, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving
On our first morning, we drove through the streets of the Nomzamo Township to the ACJ Phakade Primary School where…
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The Rainbow Nation
Published by Araad Fisher, Duke Men's Wrestling
When I first arrived in South Africa, my perception of this nation was built from a combination of school classes…
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Language Barriers?
Published by Chloë Lewis, Duke Women's Lacrosse
During the first few days of coaching students of ACJ Primary School in Nomzamo Township, I was incredibly impressed by…
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Rugby in the Cape
Published by Sean Tate, Duke Men's Swimming and Diving
In my lengthy career as a swimmer, I have played both roles of the athlete and the coach. As I…
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Three Short Weeks, A Lifetime of Lessons
Published by Lizzie Devitt, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving
Most people would not consider three weeks to be a long period of time. Before I left for my trip…
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Gratitude and Goodbyes
Published by Gurbani Singh, Duke Women's Golf
I can't believe that our time in South Africa has almost come to an end, and we have already started…
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Finally Feeling at Home
Published by Oliver Spring, Duke Men's Soccer
It has been almost three weeks exactly since our plane landed in this foreign continent, country, and city. Some of…
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Reflections and Takeaways
Published by Alexander Merriman, Duke Men's Fencing
Somehow it is already time for me to be writing my FINAL blog post of my ACE experience. These three…
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My First Day at School
Published by Elizabeth Horne
After a brief orientation, some team building activities and a little time to shake off the travel and to learn…
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