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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Capacitación de AMIGOS: Paso 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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Aprendiendo el subjuntivo en Ecuador
En Pilapuchín, una comunidad de 400 habitantes ubicada en lo alto de los Andes ecuatorianos, el equivalente local de la asociación de padres y maestros no tiene vacaciones de verano.…
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A Service Journey
Melanie went to Nicaragua in the summer of 2011. She joined AMIGOS through our partner Rice University as a Loewenstern Fellow. We caught up…
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54 años, 28,000 exalumnos y contando
May 18, 2018 Today, AMIGOS operates in 9 countries throughout the Americas. More than 650 teens and young adults will participate in our…
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In Case You Missed It: Liz, Adelante Benefit Youth Speaker
Liz Guerrero went to Nicaragua with AMIGOS for a Gap Program in 2017. She spoke at the Adelante Benefit in San Francisco on April…
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