Llamas, Alpacas, Vicuñas, and Guanacos, Oh My!
Imagine yourself hiking through the snowy peaks of Mt. Chimborazo, Ecuador during an excursion break on your AMIGOS Gap Year. You’re taking in the…
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Best Excursions in Latin America Off the Beaten Path
It’s one thing to experience tourist spots when you travel, but it’s a completely different adventure when you go beyond the beaten path and…
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It’s Time: 2018 Photo, Video, and Blog Contest
We invite all Summer 2018 project leadership team members and participants to submit photos, videos, and/or blogs about their AMIGOS experience. We’re looking for…
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A Letter from the Yucatan
I’m back in the States now, and I can officially say that I have experienced Yucatan, Mexico. I got the amazing experience to live…
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Free Time
There is a bridge that I cross 4 times a day to go to work that always makes me smile when I walk over…
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5 Reasons Why You Should Volunteer Abroad
Why volunteer abroad? There are a million ways you could spend your summer break: sleeping all day, getting a part-time job, making a YouTube…
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How I Lost Myself on My Gap Year
Although I don’t like to admit it, I’m the kind of person who likes to have things figured out. Ever since I was in…
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Volunteering Moves the World
This blog post was written by Jonathan Zúñiga Granados, the president of Casa de la Juventud, one of our partner organizations in Costa Rica.…
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Getting out of a Bubble in Ecuador
We caught up with Max, a student at Tufts University who joined our Gap Program in Cuenca, Ecuador for the 2017-18 school year. Here,…
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Just Audrey
Like an idiot, I came to Ecuador carrying expectations. Last August I looked ahead and saw “cool traveler adventurer Audrey,” the girl that could…
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Grand Dream of Adventure
I have had more adventures in the last few weeks in Ecuador than in the last few years of my life. I have been…
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AMIGOS Training: Step 1
AMIGOS training takes place at the beginning of all our programs and is a crucial component of every project. Throughout the year, we develop…
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