Building & Construction Archives

PublishedSeptember 02, 2019 by Mia Paulsen, Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving

The photo above is of Taylor and me on our first day working in Pongobamba. We arrived early in the…

PublishedAugust 30, 2019 by Emily Klingaman, Stanford Women's Softball

As I adjust back into my normal life in the United States, I am continuously met with the question, “How…

PublishedAugust 30, 2019 by Josh Finesilver, Duke Wrestling

1. Be ready to work as a team and do a lot of manual labor. When working in the community,…

PublishedAugust 27, 2019 by Amanda Beach, Duke Women's Cross Country & Track and Field

Before we departed for ACE, there were several meetings, presentations, and webinars to get us acquainted with Peru and with…

PublishedJuly 26, 2018 by Anja Zehfuss, Stanford Women's Rowing

For the first blog I wrote a list of 9 things that I loved about my ACE in South Africa…

PublishedJuly 26, 2018 by Max Evans, Stanford Men's Rowing

In our third week in Nomzamo, our group began doing construction at a daycare center in the local community. The…

PublishedJuly 25, 2018 by Taylor Lallas, Stanford Women's Tennis

In our pre-departure meetings for the ACE program, I recall Emily Durham, our dedicated program director, telling us that “ACE…

PublishedAugust 09, 2017 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)…

PublishedAugust 04, 2017 by Mickayla Hinkle, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving

Before my journey to South Africa began I had one constant question on my mind, “What kind of impact will…

PublishedAugust 03, 2017 by Logan Karam, Stanford Women's Soccer

Molo (Hello)!! Its been almost a week since I have been back in the United States and I have been…