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ACE in China Group Dancing Cupid Shuffle with Kids

Longing for Camp

Published by Shannon Richardson, Stanford Women's Beach Volleyball
Lying in my bed on Thursday night, July 20th, I longed for my first day of camp – I restlessly…
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ACE Student-Athletes Playing Baseball with Vietnamese Coaches and Students

America’s Pastime

Published by Reagan Damoose, Stanford Women’s Lightweight Rowing, and Johnathan Schwartzman, Duke Men's Fencing
Intro: JD and Reagan both coach baseball with two Vietnamese coaches, who prior to the camp had never played the…
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Coaches Introducing Selves to Students Outside

Sportsmanship

Published 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…
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Open Field

The People We Meet

Published by Anna Quinn, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving
Throughout our time in Shangri-La, we had the opportunity to interact with many unique people of different backgrounds and experiences.…
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Tradition Wins

Published by Michelle Staggers, Duke Women's Lacrosse
Warning #1. The gate agent at the London airport asked where I was staying in India. When I said New…
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Witnessing a New Culture

Published by Michael Miller, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving
I was not sure what to expect when arriving in India, but my journey here was an adventure itself (involving…
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ACE Student-Athletes Shooting Hoops Outside

A Gift Bigger than Words

Published by TC Christensen, Duke Women's Rowing
I love sports, which probably isn't at all surprising. I'm a college athlete and choose to spend hours of each…
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In-class Distractions

Published by Patrick Gibson, Stanford Men's Cross Country
When I'm bored in class, I normally draw a cartoon character named "brain-man." He's essentially a brain with a body,…
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A Helping Hand

Published by Jake Faust, Duke Men's Wrestling
My excitement for the 14-hour flight to India slowly deflated as I sat on the plane hour after hour waiting…
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