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First Week in Pérez Zeledón

Our Session A volunteers are already at work in their communities throughout Pérez Zeledón after a fun and successful briefing! Here’s a glimpse of…
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First Week in Coclé

Last week, our volunteers finally arrived! We were so happy, shouting and waving AMIGOS flags to welcome them in the airport. They were a…
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Route Update from the Dominican Republic

For this week’s blog we want to feature each of our Project Supervisors’ routes so that you get a glimpse of how the volunteers…
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Coclé Midterm Call Home

Coclé Project volunteers will have the opportunity to call home on June 29th between 9 AM and 1 PM Central Time. The call may…
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Host Family, Local Youth, National Volunteer Training, and Briefing

Wow! This past week was jam packed with excitement and hard work. The Project Staff Team was busy with trainings for national volunteers, host…
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Survey from a Project Supervisor’s Perspective

Earlier, I got the chance to go on “survey” as a Project Supervisor. This means that I traveled to one of our host communities…
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Host Family Training in Coclé

This past week has been a whirlwind of errands, meetings and activities to prepare for volunteers’ arrival! Our project is so excited to welcome…
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Preparing for Summer in Panama

Buenas, siga ya está en Panamá! To me, traveling is always a wonderful roller coaster of excitement and a bit of anxiety as you…
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Survey Report: Chimborazo

Hi everyone! I recently returned to Chicago from a whirlwind of a week in Chimborazo, Ecuador. The week started with a meeting with leadership…
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Pura Vida: Survey in Palmares

During my first day visiting communities with Juan Gabriel (Juanga) from Casa de la Juventud in Pérez Zeledón, as we traveled down winding mountain…
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