Compassion, Cooperation, and Competitiveness PublishedJuly 11, 2017 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… Read more
The Rainbow Nation PublishedJuly 11, 2017 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… Read more
Language Barriers? PublishedJuly 11, 2017 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… Read more
Rugby in the Cape PublishedJuly 11, 2017 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… Read more
Broken Expectations PublishedJuly 06, 2017 by Jonathan Schwartzman, Duke Men’s Fencing When people asked me what I was doing this summer, I would tell them that I was to do a… Read more
Language – A Mere Separation PublishedJuly 05, 2017 by Kevin Gehsmann, Duke Football We first met our team of kids on Sunday during a pre-camp orientation. My first reaction — shocking. Having never… Read more
Trust the Process PublishedJuly 05, 2017 by Maddy Price, Duke Women’s Track and Field Vietnam is a cultural masterpiece. Every meal we get to try different and amazing food and even got to make… Read more
Reflection PublishedJuly 05, 2017 by Mackenzie Willborn, Duke Women’s Swimming and Diving Towards the end of our first week teaching 8th and 9th graders in Vietnam, all 10 American coaches and our… Read more
Bong-da, Conjugation, and the Cupid Shuffle PublishedJuly 05, 2017 by Alan Ko, Duke Men’s Fencing "Bong-da!" It's soccer time at our little school in rural Vietnam, and the kids run outside to the field —… Read more
Sportsmanship PublishedJuly 05, 2017 by Sajan Patel, Stanford Men’s Fencing Working with the ACE Program in Vietnam has been a great experience so far. After only a week, I have… Read more