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Q&A with Ernesto
Alumni Stories, Dominican Republic, Summer Program
Tell me about your CBI (Community-Based Initiative). What did you learn from it? At first I was slightly apprehensive about the possibility of…
Read MoreAMIGOS by the Numbers
Summer Program, What's Happening
AMIGOS by the Numbers This summer, AMIGOS participants spent their summer in 192 different communities throughout Latin America. In addition to starting or expanding…
Read MoreFinding Family in Ecuador
Ecuador, Gap Program, Living Abroad, What's Happening
Audrey is among the first cohort of AMIGOS gap participants in Ecuador. Permanent staff and AMIGOS participants throughout the year increase project sustainability and build…
Read MoreGap Nicaragua: Sensory Tour
Gap Program, Living Abroad, Nicaragua
Start to a Gap Year in Nicaragua Thank you to Nicaragua gap participants Brenna and Nadia for writing about the beginning of their gap year…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2017 Photo and Video Contest Winners
Contests, Costa Rica, Summer Program
Photo & Video Contest winners 2017 Every year after participants have returned home from their summers in Latin America, we hold a contest for the…
Read MoreShared Goals: How AMIGOS Partners with Educators
Did you know that AMIGOS offers professional development for educators? In July 2017, fifteen educators from the Byram Hills School District from Armonk, New York…
Read MoreAMIGOS Pulse – Where we’re going
Our 53rd summer in communities throughout Latin America has come to a close, and it’s been a whirlwind! More than 550 participants spent their summer…
Read More7 Things Only Panama Participants Will Know
Living Abroad, Panama, Summer Program
This post was sent to us by our project leadership team in Cocle, Panama this summer. 7. It will rain today, be prepared because…
Read MoreField Report from the Yucatan
Throughout the summer, AMIGOS participants complete community service projects (CBI or CBIP in AMIGOS-speak!). They worked closely with local youth and community members on a…
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