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Global Lessons
Created: 1/16/2009 10:26:46 AM
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Courtesy of Stefanie Lazow, TheDartmouth.com
Photo credit: Ari Sussman
Three of Dartmouth’s varsity lacrosse players left their sticks in Hanover and settled in the rolling plains of Africa this fall, volunteering on soccer fields and in classrooms.
Andrew Peisch ‘10 and Ari Sussman ‘10 of the men’s varsity lacrosse team ventured to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, from September to the end of October to coach a local children’s soccer team.
Older teammates inspired Peisch and Sussman to get involved with a program called Umzingizi. Through the program, the two coached 10- to 14-year-old children in soccer, giving the Big Green athletes a break from lacrosse.
“I played soccer throughout high school, and I miss it a lot since I have to focus on lacrosse [at Dartmouth],” Sussman said. “It was nice to take a break from lacrosse and be able to play soccer.”
Sussman was selected as All-Ivy first team in 2008 and has led the team in scoring two years in a row. He also was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2007.
Alex Huestis ‘10, a member of the women’s lacrosse team, spent her off-term in Tanzania.
Huestis’ volunteer work in Tanzania involved teaching third graders to speak English in a local public school through an organization called Cross Cultural Solutions.
She discovered the program while searching online, and said she could not pass up the opportunity.
“I had never been to another country, and just thought that going in and living in a place would be a cool way to travel,” she said. “I would get to know the people who live there and experience the culture first-hand.”
For the complete feature on the Dartmouth lacrosse trio, head to TheDartmouth.com.
- A.S.
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Related Schools: Dartmouth
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Related Sports: Lacrosse
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