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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Taylor Surles from AMIGOS to Doctors without Borders
Alumni Spotlight, Alumni Stories, Mexico, Storytelling, Summer Program
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Taylor Surles from AMIGOS to Doctors without Borders We had the opportunity to connect with Dr. Taylor Surles, who was an AMIGOS participant…
A Second Summer is Twice as Nice
Alumni Stories, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Summer Program
A Second Summer is Twice as Nice Kirsten: The Value of a Second Summer In 2009, my sister went to Honduras with AMIGOS and in…
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…
A Summer in Panama: Claire’s Experience
Alumni Stories, Panama, Summer Program
Claire spent a summer in Panama with Amigos de las Américas and shared the highlights of her experience with us below. Word of Mouth…
Gap 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…
Gap 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…
AMIGOS Then and Now…
Alumni Stories, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Our Community, Summer Program
Reflections from Joe Crownover As a volunteer in 1990 just after AMIGOS celebrated its 25th anniversary, I lived in a mud brick house with no…
The Unforgettable Impact of a Host Family
Alumni Stories, Nicaragua, Storytelling, Summer Program
Eleanor spent 7 weeks on an AMIGOS program in Nicaragua. Here, she speaks about her relationship with her host family. I had lots of expectations…