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  • Project Supervisor Reflection in Paraguay

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    SINCERELY, CARO By Caroline Bybee, Senior Project Supervisor – Paraguay August 21, 2014 As we liked to say back at Staff House in Carapeguá, “Ay qué wow.” Another summer with … Read More

    2015 International Board Reflection – Flora Pirquet

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    By Flora Pirquet Current International Board of Director 1974 Participant – Nicaragua This past April while on the International Board Retreat, I had the unexpected opportunity to return briefly to … Read More

    2015 National Office Staff Reflection

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    By Krista Boscoe 1982 Participant – Mexico 1983 Participant – Ecuador 1985 Project Supervisor – Ecuador 1987 Project Director – Mexico Current West Coast Development Director – San Francisco     The … Read More

    1991 Participant Reflection – Joe Crownover

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    By Joe Crownover 50 Stories Contest Submission 1990 Participant – Ecuador 1991 Project Supervisor – Costa Rica 1992 Project Director – Ecuador National Office Staff – Houston, TX Thinking about … Read More

    2015 Board Retreat Reflection – Caroline Bybee

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    NEVER BORED WITH THE BOARD* April 12, 2015 The first stamp in my passport is from June 10, 2009. I got it when, at sixteen, I landed in Managua, Nicaragua, … Read More

    2015 Host Family Reflection – Elizabeth Bonilla

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    By Elizabeth Bonilla, 2015 American Youth Leadership Host Family Reflection My experience as a host mom has been very rewarding and although it was just for a short time, the … Read More

    1996 Participant Reflection – Bryn Siegel

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    By Bryn Siegel, 1996 Participant, Dominican Republic 50 Stories Contest , 4th Place I recently returned to my Amigos town in the Dominican Republic for the first time in 10 … Read More

    2014 Participant Reflection – Macala Elliot

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    By Macala Elliott, 2014 Houston Chapter Participant – Madriz, Nicaragua There is a corner of my mind that is always living in the past. What once was the present unravels … Read More

    2015 Project Director Training Reflection – Jarrod Ford

    Posted by Nikki Willison

    By Jarrod Ford, 2015 Project Director – Madriz, Nicaragua Eleven to one. That is the ratio of awe-inspiring, intelligent, passionate young women in this group… to me. As the only male … Read More

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