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Parent’s Guide to Gap Years
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…
Finding 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…
Experiencing 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.…
All 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.…
Journalism 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…
Who Should Take a Gap Year?
Who should take a gap year or semester? You! Yes, that’s right, YOU! Not convinced that taking a gap year is for you? Let’s talk…
Free Time
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.…
How I Lost Myself on My Gap Year
Ecuador, Featured, Gap Program
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…