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  • Route Update from the Dominican Republic

    Posted by lyoung

    For this week’s blog we want to feature each of our Project Supervisors’ routes so that you get a glimpse of how the volunteers have been doing on their very … Read More

    Host Family, Local Youth, National Volunteer Training, and Briefing

    Posted by lyoung

    Wow! This past week was jam packed with excitement and hard work. The Project Staff Team was busy with trainings for national volunteers, host families, local youth, and U.S. volunteers. … Read More

    Preparing for Summer in Panama

    Posted by lyoung

    Buenas, siga ya está en Panamá! To me, traveling is always a wonderful roller coaster of excitement and a bit of anxiety as you discover your new destination. I didn’t … Read More

    Reflections

    Posted by lyoung

    Aly: Story 1 In our endeavor to make a cultural presentation video of our community, my partner and I visited houses to conduct short interviews. As we had done at … Read More

    On Bravery and Making an Impact

    Posted by lyoung

    After a nearly 100 degree day, when the sun was setting and the heat was starting to dissolve into the night, my male partner and I set out to play … Read More

    Midterm this Weekend

    Posted by lyoung

    Midterm for the Yucatán Project will take place Saturday and Sunday (July 28–29) in Mérida. Participants will have free time from 7:00–8:30 PM CST, so parents may be receiving phone … Read More

    Update from Nani’s Route

    Posted by lyoung

    This past week, the participants in Nani’s route (in Popola, Yaxunah, Kancabdzonot and Chimay) have been focusing on fundraising. All of the communities have hosted AMIGOS volunteers for the past … Read More

    Kelvin and Noé: Updates from the Yucatan

    Posted by lyoung

    Week 2 in Community: Updates from Kelvin and Noé Kelvin: When I first got to my community I felt culture shock almost instantly. Sleeping in huts and using a hammock … Read More

    Yucatan: First Week in Community

    Posted by lyoung

    What a first week! Participants are now in community, conducting the community-based initiative process and carrying out extracurricular activities alongside local students and their AMIGOS partners. Participants arrived to community … Read More

    Yucatan 2018 Group Photo

    Posted by lyoung

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