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Hurricane Harvey AMIGOS Update
Our Community, What's Happening
UPDATE: August 31st, 2017 Dear Amigos, As we communicated on Tuesday and as you have seen in the news, Houston and its surrounding communities have…
Read MoreParaguay: A Day in the Life of an Amigo
Anna and Cole share their typical day in Santa Rosa, Paraguay 6:30 AM: Wake up and go for a run, usually to the bridge. Running…
Read MoreGap Year in Nicaragua: In Mateo’s Words
Alumni Stories, Gap Program, Nicaragua
Gap Year in Nicaragua: Mateo’s Experience and Advice For my gap year in Nicaragua I lived in Leon, participating as a volunteer for Amigos de Las…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: How AMIGOS Impacted Darien Clary’s Career
Alumni Spotlight, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Storytelling, Summer Program
AMIGOS alum Darien Clary AMIGOS organizes immersion programs in Latin America for high school and college students seeking powerful life experiences.…
Read MoreFirst Impressions of Paraguay
Bay Area Youth Ambassador Perspectives Jack The arrival of the 2017 Bay Area Youth Ambassadors to Asunción, Paraguay on June 21 was exhausting and exciting…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Ben moves up the AMIGOS leadership ladder
Hi there! My name is Ben, and I was an AMIGOS participant four years ago in the province of Azuay in southern Ecuador. I thought…
Read MoreGap Year in Nicaragua: An Interview with Sophie
Alumni Stories, Gap Program, Nicaragua
Gap Year in Nicaragua: An Interview with Sophie Why did you decide to do a gap year in Nicaragua with AMIGOS? I decided to participate in…
Read MoreLa que siembra cosecha – Laying the Foundation for an AMIGOS Summer
Laying the foundation for an AMIGOS summer Nicol (Project Director) and I (Jordan, Assistant Project Director) have been busy, busy, busy setting up the Matagalpa…
Read MoreQ&A with Sawyer, Gap Participant in Nicaragua
How did you choose a Gap Year with AMIGOS? Tufts University has a partnership with AMIGOS, and they encouraged me to look into the gap year…
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