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  • Community is Where the Heart Is: An Interview with Lauren Kobashigawa

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    Lauren is an AMIGOS alumna who spent last summer with AMIGOS in the Dominican Republic. After returning home to the United States, she was inspired to continue supporting her host … Read More

    The Wrong Reasons

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    Maren is a two-time AMIGOS alum and will serve as a Project Supervisor this summer in the Dominican Republic. Here, she reflects on how she got involved in AMIGOS and … Read More

    Before AMIGOS, After AMIGOS

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    My life is divided into two phases: before AMIGOS and after AMIGOS. When I signed up for the program, I had no idea how dramatically it would impact the course … Read More

    Q&A with Ernesto

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        Tell me about your CBI (Community-Based Initiative). What did you learn from it? At first I was slightly apprehensive about the possibility of my failure to reach the … Read More

    Alumni Spotlight: How AMIGOS Impacted Darien Clary’s Career

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    AMIGOS organizes immersion programs in Latin America for high school and college students seeking powerful life experiences. This sets you on the path to be a leader in your career … Read More

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