Sharing Passion Through Art
Published by Kelsey McGinley, Stanford Women's Rowing
Throughout my experience in Peru, I faced many challenges – difficult to overcome, but incredibly rewarding to do so. As…
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El Poder del Lenguaje
Published by Emily Schultz, Stanford Women's Softball
Throughout my 3 weeks in Cusco, Peru, the most rewarding moments were those that sparked a conversation through the Spanish…
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Takeaways from Shangri-La
Published by Nate Hartley, Duke Men's Swimming and Diving
This coming year, I have been selected to be one of the captains for my swim team. I knew going into this ACE…
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The Best Advice
Published by Madison Dunk, Duke Women's Lacrosse
Going into the ACE program, we received thorough training and countless pieces of advice, both applying to the general ACE…
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Building Connections with a Language Barrier
Published by Jordan Fong, Stanford Women's Track and Field
Since our three-week journey has wrapped up, I’ve had some time to reflect on the trip and everything that I…
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Mindfulness and Conquering the Unknown
Published by Carolina Sculti, Stanford Women's Swimming and Diving
This summer I was given the opportunity to travel to Shangri-La, China with the ACE program and participate in three…
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Inspired by the Campers
Published by Areta Buness, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
Before the ACE program, I didn’t have much experience working with younger children, except for middle and high school girls lacrosse camps.…
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Day in the Life – ACE in Peru 2019 Edition
Published by Taylor Scornavacco (Stanford Women's Lacrosse) and Josh Finesilver (Duke Wrestling)
5:15AM Wake up, get ready, and throw on some workout clothes. 5:30AM Go out for a run. Cusco sits above…
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Language Immersion
Published by Mia Paulsen (Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving) and Esteban Suarez (Duke Men's Track & Field)
Peru’s two dominant languages are Spanish and Quechua. As part of our ACE program we visited a local community called…
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Lessons Taught, Lessons Learned
Published by Tim Sah, Stanford Men's Tennis
“For the past three weeks, we have been your teachers and coaches, but you all have taught us more than…
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