What I Learned About Culture PublishedAugust 25, 2019 by Josh Romine, Duke Men's Cross Country and Track & Field When I set out to Shangri-La with ACE, I expected to learn more about the local culture. I knew I… Read more
Five Moments that Most Stand Out PublishedAugust 25, 2019 by Matthias Frick, Duke Men's Soccer 1. The views Shangri-La offers breathtaking views, and I enjoyed every second of it. Be it the view from the… Read more
Connecting with the Kids PublishedJuly 27, 2019 by Areta Buness (Stanford Women's Lacrosse) and Josh Romine (Duke Men’s Track & Field and Cross Country) Our ACE team is spending three weeks at the China Exploration and Research Society (CERS) Zhongdian Center, just outside of… Read more
Connecting With Culture PublishedJuly 27, 2019 by Nate Hartley (Duke Men’s Swimming and Diving) and Carolina Sculti (Stanford Women’s Swimming and Diving) We arrived in Shangri-La almost one week ago, where we are staying at the Chinese Exploration & Research Society Center… Read more
ACE in China 2019: A Day in the Life PublishedJuly 27, 2019 by Noah Vigran (Stanford Men’s Swimming and Diving) and Matthias Frick (Duke Men’s Soccer) Every day in China is different, but the days all start and end the same way. Each day begins with… Read more
Enriching Experiences PublishedJune 26, 2019 by Sarah Nelson (Duke Women's Volleyball) and Hannah Howell (Stanford Women's Softball) We are staying in a guest house in Gordon’s Bay, about 45 minutes west of Cape Town. The community we… Read more
Learning Through Language PublishedJune 26, 2019 by Jameson Kavel (Duke Women's Softball) and Michaela Gordon (Stanford Women's Tennis) “Molo!” This is Michaela Gordon from Stanford Women’s Tennis and Jameson Kavel from Duke Softball. We’ve had a great first week… Read more
Final Reflections from ACE in China PublishedAugust 16, 2018 by Brandon Kier, Stanford Wrestling Every day I kept telling myself, “This is the coolest place I’ve ever been in my life…” Then the next… Read more
Video: “ACE 2018: 21 Days in China” PublishedAugust 16, 2018 by Isabella Duan, Stanford Women's Lightweight Rowing In the Hong Kong airport, awaiting the flight that would return us to the United States, everyone agreed that July 14 (the… Read more
Finding Familiarity Everywhere PublishedAugust 07, 2018 by Julia Persche, Stanford Women's Lacrosse A little over a week and a half ago we landed in Delhi to begin the 2018 ACE India program.… Read more