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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. He…
Read MoreGetting 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, he…
Read MoreJust Audrey
Ecuador, Gap Program, Living Abroad
Like an idiot, I came to Ecuador carrying expectations. Last August I looked ahead and saw “cool traveler adventurer Audrey,” the girl that could solve…
Read MoreGrand 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 to…
Read MoreAMIGOS 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 and…
Read MoreLearning the Subjunctive in Ecuador
Alumni Stories, Ecuador, Summer Program
In Pilapuchín, a community of 400 tucked high in the Ecuadorian Andes, the local equivalent of the PTA does not get a summer break. As…
Read MoreA Service Journey
Alumni Stories, Nicaragua, Summer Program
Melanie went to Nicaragua in the summer of 2011. She joined AMIGOS through our partner Rice University as a Loewenstern Fellow. We caught up with…
Read More54 Years, 28,000 Alumni, and Counting
Our Community, Summer Program, What's Happening
May 18, 2018 Today, AMIGOS operates in 9 countries throughout the Americas. More than 650 teens and young adults will participate in our programs…
Read MoreThe Wrong Reasons
Alumni Stories, Dominican Republic, Featured, Meet Our Staff, Panama, Summer Program
Maren is a two-time AMIGOS alum and will serve as a Project Supervisor this summer in the Dominican Republic. Here, she reflects on how she…
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