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5 Reasons to Be a Host Family

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It’s amazing to go on international adventures, but what if you could bring the adventure to you? You can be a host family yourself! Becoming…

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Llamas, Alpacas, Vicuñas, and Guanacos, Oh My!

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Imagine yourself hiking through the snowy peaks of Mt. Chimborazo, Ecuador during an excursion break on your AMIGOS Gap Year. You’re taking in the beautiful…

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Best Excursions in Latin America Off the Beaten Path

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It’s one thing to experience tourist spots when you travel, but it’s a completely different adventure when you go beyond the beaten path and explore…

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It’s Time: 2018 Photo, Video, and Blog Contest

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SHARE YOUR AMIGOS STORY! We invite all Summer 2018 project leadership team members and participants to submit photos, videos, and/or blogs about their AMIGOS experience.…

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A Letter from the Yucatan

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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…

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Free Time

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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.…

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5 Reasons Why You Should Volunteer Abroad

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Why 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,…

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How I Lost Myself on My Gap Year

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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…

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Volunteering Moves the World

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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…

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