There are lots of summer vacations during our teenage years that we never forget about. The sun is shining, you are reading by the pool, hanging out with friends, maybe even going off to summer camp! But…what if we told you that there is an opportunity out there unlike any summer you have ever experienced … Read More

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

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

Hudson and Klara are best friends who live on opposite sides of the world – Australia and Maryland! But they decided to do Discover AMIGOS together this summer. Learn about how they keep their friendship up while living 9,784 miles apart and why they chose to do Discover AMIGOS together. How did you two meet? … Read More

Discover AMIGOS is a two-week facilitator-led group trip for students ages 13-15. Participants get an introduction to global leadership by learning about Nicaraguan culture, getting hands-on conservation experience at a sea turtle estuary, spending a weekend with a host family, and collaborating on a community project. This summer’s participants sent updates from the field, which … Read More