Lessons for a Lifetime PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Christine Streisel, Duke Women's Track and Field As I sit on the plane leaving Cape Town and Gordon’s Bay, I’m fighting back tears. Tears of sadness that… Read more
“A Day in the Life of the ACE in South Africa Program” PublishedJuly 27, 2017 by Logan Karam Stanford Women’s Soccer, and Mickayla Hinkle Duke Women’s Swimming and Diving Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 – ACJ Primary School Holiday Sports Program 7:30 – We hear Sean’s alarm of “She Wolf”… Read more
Second Week in Gordon’s Bay PublishedJuly 21, 2017 by Chloë Lewis, Duke Women's Lacrosse, and Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl, Stanford Women’s Beach Volleyball Our second week in Gordon’s Bay was the last week for the sports program we were running for the kids in… Read more
Culture and Perspective PublishedJuly 21, 2017 by Maya Jackson, Stanford Women’s Softball, and Christine Streisel, Duke Women's Track & Field The past week’s reflections and activities focused on cultural diversity and the history of the townships and South Africa. On… Read more
A Rugby Crash Course for Two Beginners PublishedJuly 21, 2017 by Teaghan Cowles, Stanford Women's Softball, and Sean Tate, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving As a softball player and a swimmer, neither of us knew anything about rugby: the teams, the rules, or even how points… Read more
A Duke Wrestler and Stanford Field Hockey Player Walk into the Gym PublishedJuly 21, 2017 by Araad Fisher, Duke Men's Wrestling, and Julia DiTosto, Stanford Women's Field Hockey As our second blog post for the trip, we are collaborating on a short interview to provide our readers with… Read more
The Land of a Thousand Tongues PublishedJuly 14, 2017 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… Read more
First Week in Gordon’s Bay PublishedJuly 11, 2017 by Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball With our first week in Gordon's Bay already gone, I am filled with so many experiences and memories. The opportunity… Read more
Looking Past the Clouds PublishedJuly 11, 2017 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… Read more
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