Bridge Year Costa Rica: The Regular Doses of Inspiration
My host mom’s final speech as the headmistress at the school 4 months (almost) passed by like a drift of lasting memories. One…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica: Community Development in Perez Zeledón
Leaving your home country for another seems like a daunting challenge, from leaving behind friends, family, and even your local community, nobody really…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica: Cloudbridge Nature Reserve
The Cloudbridge Nature Reserve is a huge tract of forest painstakingly regrown from grazing land into thick and lush rainforest. It struck…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica: Blending In
Never would I think it would be this comfortable fitting in. Sometimes, it feels so wrong to be so right. A country miles away…
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Gap Ecuador: How to Live as a Local and Survive in the Attempt
Yes, dramatic title. But don’t worry, really, the only notable threat to your health here is the lack of concern from the…
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Gap Ecuador: My Adventure in Puyo
Bright and early in the morning I hugged goodbye my host mom, and a few other of the Amigos member’s family as…
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Gap Ecuador: Highs, Lows, and In-Betweens
Arriving in Cuenca, I knew I had to be ready for a regular feeling of overwhelm and unfamiliarity. A new language, a…
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Gap Ecuador: 5 Reasons Why you Should Come as an AMIGOS Volunteer to Cuenca
Choosing to sign up as an Amigos volunteer in Cuenca has already been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and I…
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Gap Ecuador: My First Experiences in Ecuador
Hi everyone! My name is Nikki and I am starting the fifth week of my gap semester here in Cuenca, Ecuador. While I…
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Gap Ecuador: A Day in the Life of an Intern in Ecuador
I wake to the sounds of dogs howling and car alarms blaring. Here in Ecuador, the car alarms have not one sound…
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