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Parent’s Guide to a Gap Year
By Sophie Zeigler, parent of current AMIGOS Gap Uruguay volunteer Reed. Sophie will be visiting Reed next month in Uruguay to see the beautiful city…
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Alumni Stories, Discover AMIGOS, Panama
By Mia Cooper, 2016 Azuero, Panama AMIGOS alumna and 2019 Discover AMIGOS Assistant Project Director One thing I can promise you is that your…
Read MoreFinding Kindness in Uncertainty
By Sydney Rubin Change is overwhelming; joining another family’s pre-existing routines is awkward. There’s lots of uncertainty: Where should I do my homework, how often…
Read MoreExperiencing Carnaval in Uruguay with my Host Mom
By Colin Yeo Coming from a background of studying theater design and production, I was very lucky to be assigned Aracely as my host mom.…
Read MoreAll the Little Things
By Luke Petrosky Before I embarked on this gap year journey, I received advice from others telling me to come into this experience without expectations.…
Read MoreJournalism as a Tool to Learn a Language
By Sophia Vahanvaty Almost every day of our four weeks of Spanish classes at Academia Uruguay, the discussion in my class would inevitably drift to…
Read MoreThe Legacy of an AMIGOS Donor: Marvin Trotter Spotlight
In 2018, AMIGOS founded the Guy Bevil Legacy Society, named after the founder of AMIGOS, Guy Bevil. Guy Bevil The purpose…
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