Building Communication Confidence
Published by Izzy Ruby-Hill, Duke Women's Rowing
China has been amazing. I am constantly surprised by how many new things I am learning and how fun it…
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Foreign to Being a Foreigner
Published by Jack Keelan, Stanford Men's Cross Country / Track & Field
When the whole ACE in China crew (except Jenna, who flew from Hawaii) boarded the plane at SFO headed for…
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Redefining Dedication and Devotion
Published by Ryan Smith, Stanford Men's Volleyball
Having only been in Shangri-La for a couple of days now, the people here have already made me reflect on…
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What are those little green balls?
Published by Tanner Johnson, Duke Men's Track and Field
If you had asked me if I were a fan of tea a week ago, I would have laughed at…
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On Puddles and Cheerleading
Published by Sean Strong, Stanford Men's Fencing
At the start of my past year at Stanford, a teammate came up to me to impart some wisdom. He…
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Three Short Weeks, A Lifetime of Lessons
Published by Lizzie Devitt, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving
Most people would not consider three weeks to be a long period of time. Before I left for my trip…
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Blog 1: First day of school
Published by Tara Christensen, Duke Women's Rowing
I awoke on our fourth day in Vietnam a mix of nerves and excitement; today was our first day of…
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Finally Feeling at Home
Published by Oliver Spring, Duke Men's Soccer
It has been almost three weeks exactly since our plane landed in this foreign continent, country, and city. Some of…
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Protect Your “Inner Wealth”
Published by Elizabeth Horne (D-W Rowing) & Taylor Rice (S-W Gymnastics)
For our first weekend in Cape Town we were taken to Langa township, the oldest township in South Africa. Guided…
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Learning the Language
Published by Alexander Merriman
Hello Everyone, Welcome to my blog, where I will be sharing my experiences volunteering with ACE with anyone who'd like…
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