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Meet Angely, the 2021 Bill Arnold Fellow
May 27, 2021 The Bill Arnold Leadership Award was created to remember a cherished member of our AMIGOS community. Bill Arnold passed away on August 5,…
Día de los Muertos
Gap Program, Living Abroad, What's Happening
You’ve probably seen the colorful skulls and flowers that surface around Halloween every year, but did you know there’s much more to them than candy?…
AMIGOS Programming and the Global COVID-19 Vaccination Effort
AMIGOS Programming and the Global COVID-19 Vaccination Effort The global COVID-19 vaccination effort has begun. AMIGOS has been involved in vaccination campaigns and public health…
Update on AMIGOS’ Organizational Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Update on AMIGOS’ Organizational Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Last year, we deepened our organization’s commitment to creating a more diverse, equitable, and…
Experiencing Colorful Colorado
When you step out into a Colorado summer day in the mountains, there are a few things you will notice. You will look up and…
Mateo’s Statement of Purpose
Mateo (Peru ’14, Costa Rica ’19) was kind enough to share his statement of purpose for graduate school with AMIGOS. He cites his experiences with…
Gap Year Lessons Learned
February is Gap Year Exploration Month and AMIGOS is proud to support the movement to popularize gap years and share our gap year lessons learned.…
Returning to In-Person Programs in 2021
After extensive consideration and months of planning, we have decided to offer in-person programs in Latin America and the U.S. for summer 2021. We made…
Civic Action Gap Semester: So Much More Than a Class
By: Georgia S. Describing the Civic Action Gap Semester as just a class, with lectures and homework, is an understatement. It is so much more…