Zoom Connections PublishedJuly 27, 2021 by Sydney Yap, Duke Volleyball As a sophomore in high school scrolling through the Duke Athletics website in awe, the ACE Program was an experience… Read more
Impact, From a Distance PublishedJuly 26, 2021 by Sydney Simmons, Duke Women’s Soccer ACE in Place…I wasn’t quite sure how this was going to work, even after I accepted my position on the… Read more
What If I Told You…? PublishedJuly 26, 2021 by Chris Theodore, Duke Men's Cross Country and Track and Field If you grew up a sports fan like me, waking up each morning to SportsCenter and ESPN, you may be… Read more
Twenty Seconds PublishedJuly 26, 2021 by Elizabeth Reneau, Duke Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field “You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery.… Read more
Staying Present PublishedJuly 26, 2021 by Addie Stonecipher, Stanford Women's Gymnastics Going into my ACE experience this summer, I wasn’t totally sure what to expect. I was excited to interact with… Read more
The Power of Community 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… Read more
Why Everyone Should Learn a Second Language PublishedAugust 30, 2019 by Carly Perri, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving For the longest time, I thought I wanted to study the Spanish language in college. I loved every Spanish class… Read more
Home Cooking PublishedAugust 30, 2019 by Esteban Suarez, Duke Men's Track and Field Food is a large outward expression of love in Hispanic cultures. Raised on this notion, I sought out all the… Read more
What Defines Culture? PublishedAugust 30, 2019 by Alex Miley, Duke Men's Cross Country & Track and Field This is a question that I started to wrestle with about a week into my ACE experience. The location we… Read more
Shovel (not quite) Ready! 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… Read more