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ACE Coaches After A Cake Fight

Windows

Published by Alan Ko, Duke Men’s Fencing
“Where are you from?” Haley and I asked this age-old question to both our 8th and 9th graders during one…
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Coaches and Kids Playing in the Rain

Competition Day

Published by Mackenzie Willborn, Duke Women’s Swimming and Diving
Returning home from Vietnam is honestly a bit daunting to think about. After seeing and feeling so many things, going…
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Coaches and Kids from Camp Playing in the Rain

Mót, Hai, Ba, Dzhó, Vietnam

Published by Allie DaCar, Stanford Women’s Lacrosse
My fellow coaches and I rose early and often to witness the spectacular sunrises that welcomed us to each new…
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ACE Students-Athletes Sharing a Vietnamese Meal

Reflection

Published by Mackenzie Willborn, Duke Women’s Swimming and Diving
Towards the end of our first week teaching 8th and 9th graders in Vietnam, all 10 American coaches and our…
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VIDYA Students Playing with Chalk Outside

Chit Chat with the Founder

Published by Patrick Gibson, Stanford Men's Cross Country
I’ve tried to write this blog entry a couple of different times, and each of them has felt wrong and/or…
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Didi

Published by Meagan Lew, Duke Women's Rowing
On our last day of school, all of the children came in with colorful beaded bracelets tied with yarn around…
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ACE Student-Athlete with VIDYA Students

Bliss.

Published by Sammy Gallagher, Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving
We were asked what was the most difficult part about India? My answer: leaving. For three weeks we worked with…
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ACE Student-Athletes and VIDYA Students Play Outside

World is One Family

Published by Sammy Gallagher, Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving, and Michelle Staggers, Duke Women's Lacrosse
When we first came to India, we immediately noticed the stark contrasts between our country and the one we would…
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ACE Student-Athletes Hiking

A Bittersweet Homecoming

Published by Izzy Ruby-Hill, Duke Women's Rowing
It is bittersweet coming home from China, and hard to say goodbye to everyone. I never thought that I would…
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