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Getting 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…
Just 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…
Grand 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…
AMIGOS 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…
Learning 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…
A 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…
54 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…
In Case You Missed It: Liz, Adelante Benefit Youth Speaker
In Case You Missed It: Liz, Adelante Benefit Youth Speaker Liz Guerrero went to Nicaragua with AMIGOS for a Gap Program in 2017. She spoke…
The 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…