Help us tell your story! We invite all Summer 2017 project leadership team members and participants to submit photos, videos, and/or essays about their AMIGOS experience. We’re looking for amazing … Read More

Anna and Cole share their typical day in Santa Rosa, Paraguay 6:30 AM: Wake up and go for a run, usually to the bridge. Running is not very common here, … Read More

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

Laying the foundation for an AMIGOS summer Nicol (Project Director) and I (Jordan, Assistant Project Director) have been busy, busy, busy setting up the Matagalpa project. The to-do lists sprawl … Read More

Participants have arrived for their summer in Barranquilla! The first participants of the summer have arrived in the field! Barranquilla, Colombia Project Director Matteo has been looking forward to this moment … Read More

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 electricity and no running water. … Read More

You might be reading the AMIGOS blog wondering, “Why should I do AMIGOS?” And I’m glad you asked. Quite honestly, some of the best journeys of our life start with … Read More

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 going into my 7 weeks … Read More

“It is not even 12, and I have already had 6 cups of coffee. My host sister has decided that that is an ample amount of coffee to name my … Read More