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ACE Student-Athlete at the Taj Mahal

A Lot from a Little

Published by Maddy Berkson, Stanford Women's Track & Field
On Independence Day in India the thing to do is fly kites. Kites are made of two wooden sticks and…
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ACE Student-Athlete and VIDYA Student-Athlete Hugging

The Little Things Are Big Things

Published by Jake Faust, Duke Men's Wrestling
Wow, what a fast three weeks. I really can’t believe my time in India has come to an end. It…
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ACE Student-Athletes in New Delhi Market

Shared Humanity

Published by Maria Sheridan, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving, and Patrick Gibson, Stanford Men's Cross Country
This Saturday, we went to the Mother Teresa Sisters of Charity Shelter in Delhi as a group. After spending two…
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7 Lessons Learned

Published by Nicolette McNair, Stanford Women's Gymynastics, and Jake Faust, Duke Men's Wrestling
Over the past few weeks, we have been teaching English to children in grades 6-12. At first it was a…
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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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Group of VIDYA Students Outside

Dance Like Nobody is Watching

Published by Maria Sheridan, Duke Women's Swimming & Diving
What do you do when a group of 5th graders asks you to speak in Hindi and dance in front…
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ACE Student-Athlete with VIDYA Students

A Kid is a Kid

Published by Sammy Gallagher, Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving
When India is brought to mind, I think of an exotic country. I think of spicy food, I think of…
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ACE in China Group at Dinner

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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Lasting Impressions

Published by Mariah Lee, Stanford Women's Soccer
This final week in Cape Town, we coached a Track and Field Camp for sixth grade students at a grade…
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