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    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 than a class. After deciding … Read More

    Romina’s Reflections on a Virtual Gap Semester

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    Romina is a student in from Maryland who is currently enrolled in our fall Civic Action Gap Semester, an exciting partnership program in collaboration with the Tufts University Jonathan M. … Read More

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    Aidan is a student from Connecticut who joined our first cohort of the Civic Action Gap Semester, an exciting partnership program in collaboration with the Tufts University Jonathan M. Tisch … Read More

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    In 2020, AMIGOS de las americas faced the most challenging moment of change the organization has ever seen. In March of 2020, for the first time in our 55-year history, … Read More

    Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Alana

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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 … 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 … 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 … Read More

    Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Valentina

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    One of our Community Impact Project volunteers from Latin America, Valentina, shares about her experience exploring a new version of community and designing a service project to make her own … Read More

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