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A Letter from the Yucatan
Alumni Stories, Mexico, Summer Program
I’m back in the States now, and I can officially say that I have experienced Yucatan, Mexico. I got the amazing experience to live in…
Read MoreFree Time
There is a bridge that I cross 4 times a day to go to work that always makes me smile when I walk over it.…
Read More5 Reasons Why You Should Volunteer Abroad
There are a million ways you could spend your summer break: sleeping all day, getting a part time job, making a YouTube channel, eating as…
Read MoreHow I Lost Myself on My Gap Year
Alumni Stories, Ecuador, Gap Program
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 middle…
Read MoreVolunteering 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…
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