Meet Your Azuero Project Director, Astrea
I was nine years old the first time I left the United States. My parents planned a vacation to Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore Mayan…
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Discover AMIGOS Costa Rica: Meet Your 2019 Project Director, Claire
Hola Amigos! I’m Claire and I’m absolutely thrilled to be the Project Director for Discover AMIGOS Costa Rica this summer! I was a volunteer…
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Discover AMIGOS: Panama – Meet Your 2019 Project Director, Karol!
Me exploring the beautiful country of Panama My name is Karol Lopez and I will be your Project Director for Discover AMIGOS: Panama this…
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A New Story to Tell
Hello everyone! I am very glad to be writing this, and at the same time I can imagine how excited you are to travel…
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Santa Elena, Ecuador: Meet Your 2019 Project Director, Felipe de los Santos
¡Hola a todos los Amigos! Mi nombre es Felipe De los Santos Moreira. Tengo 23 años y soy originario de Minas, Departamento de Lavalleja,…
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Introducing Your 2019 Project Director: Sasha Baumann
¡Hola a todos! My name is Sasha Baumann and I will be your Project Director this summer in San Juan, Dominican Republic. With a…
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Reflections from Session C
As our time in country comes to a close, below are a collection of thoughts from each of our participants throughout their 8 nights…
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Malcolm on His Host Community
Thoughts from Malcolm on his host community: The first walk I took through my community was both eye opening and beautiful. We walked up…
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Reflections
Aly: Story 1 In our endeavor to make a cultural presentation video of our community, my partner and I visited houses to conduct short…
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International Youth Day
The United Nations International Youth Day was Sunday. This year’s theme was “Safe Spaces for Youth.” Creating safe spaces for young people to play,…
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The Adventure Begins
Discover C participants have made it to their community stays after a busy few days of training, orientation, and getting to know each other.…
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Pajonal
The word Pajonal refers to the type of leaf people used to come to this area to find to use when building their houses.…
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