On Learning and Service: Cellestine’s AMIGOS Story Earlier this year, AMIGOS alum Cellestine contacted us because she created a workshop about cultural humility inspired by her experience in Nicaragua with AMIGOS last summer. In her words, “I have loved the leadership training I have received both [at my school] and through AMIGOS and thought that … Read More
An Interview with Brittany Santos, 2021 Alum
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We got a chance to sit down and talk with 2021 AMIGOS alum Brittany Santos. She joined our La Costa Project in Ecuador this summer and is now enrolled in the Social Impact Accelerator. Brittany is from Houston, TX, and is a student at Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School. Amigos de las Américas [AMIGOS]: … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Alana
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One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Alana, from Austin, TX – shares about her experiences with AMIGOS and her service project about voting! Learn about the Community Impact Project here. My name is Alana, and I was born and lived in Boston, MA for 11 years, but now I live in Austin, TX. … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Saylor
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One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Saylor, from San Carlos, CA – shares about her experiences with AMIGOS in Panama and virtually, as well as her service project about mental health support! Learn about the Community Impact Project here. In the summer of 2019, I went to Coclé, Panama with AMIGOS. When COVID-19 … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Simran
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One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Simran, from Los Altos, CA- shares about her experiences with AMIGOS in Panama and virtually, as well as her service project! Learn about the Community Impact Project here. I decided to join the Community Impact Project because I loved my experience with AMIGOS when I went to … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Blessing
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One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Blessing from Pérez Zeledón, San José, Costa Rica- shares about her experience building community on a virtual platform and the speaking English regularly with native speakers! Learn about the Community Impact Project here. I decided to join the AMIGOS Community Impact project because I was in mid-term … Read More
Second Summer in Panama: Discover AMIGOS vs. Summer Immersion
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By AMIGOS Alum Jordan Chase. He has participated in both our Discover and Summer Immersion programs. In 2018 he joined the Discover AMIGOS Panama Project and returned to spend his summer in Panama in 2019 with our 4-week Coclé project. Back in Panama for the second time, he was able to visit his host family … Read More
AMIGOS Summit Recap
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2019 AMIGOS Summit Recap The AMIGOS Summit in Houston, TX on October 18 & 19, 2019 truly showcased the head, the soul, and the heart of AMIGOS. The AMIGOS Summit reconnected and celebrated our alumni by highlighting them as panel speakers and experts in their fields. In this forum at the Hotel ZaZa in Houston, … Read More
AMIGOS When You Need It the Most
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By Mia Cooper, 2016 Azuero, Panama AMIGOS alumna and 2019 Discover AMIGOS Assistant Project Director One thing I can promise you is that your experience with AMIGOS doesn’t end when your summer or program does, and AMIGOS will continue to influence your life years after you’re a volunteer. I actually spent my 16th … Read More
The Importance of Immersion: An Interview with Rachael Cohen
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Rachael Cohen, an AMIGOS alum and former project supervisor, shares her most impactful experiences, the importance of cultural immersion, and how AMIGOS encouraged her to pursue global health in college. What AMIGOS programs have you joined? My first AMIGOS experience was in 2015 as a summer volunteer in Oaxaca, Mexico. Since then I have served … Read More