Challenges Archives - Page 4 of 8

PublishedJuly 25, 2018 by Kayla McCoy, Duke Women's Soccer

When I applied for ACE in South Africa, all I knew was that we would be working with women and…

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…

PublishedJuly 25, 2018 by Amelia Smith, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball

Every single day that we drove up to the school in the township of Nomzamo to run our sports camp,…

PublishedJuly 24, 2018 by Mitch Finesilver, Duke Men's Wrestling

My time in Vietnam was an experience-for-a-lifetime but not because of one of those cliché responses like “their culture is…

PublishedJuly 11, 2018 by Sophia Solé, Stanford Women's Sailing and Jillian Wolgemuth, Duke Field Hockey

During one of our 40-minute life skills lessons, we attempted to teach the kids the importance of resilience and bouncing…

PublishedJuly 05, 2018 by Callie Humphrey, Duke Women's Lacrosse

I have to admit, the night before we took our first ride to Nomzamo I was nervous. It felt as…

PublishedJuly 05, 2018 by Jillian Wolgemuth, Duke Field Hockey

Eighteen of us piled into a Chi Dat bus and headed for the Mekong Delta country side. I had arrived…

PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Eoin Gronningsater, Duke Men's Fencing

On Sunday afternoon we hopped on the bus and embarked on our first of many 7-minute drives to the school where…

PublishedAugust 23, 2017 by Jaida Lemmons, Duke Women's Track and Field

As our last day at the Vidya School came to a close, I distinctly remember fighting back tears. As we…

PublishedAugust 11, 2017 by Erika Malaspina, Stanford Women's Track and Field

On the second morning of camp, everyone woke up excited. The morning of the first day of camp was a…