Voices of Amigos

Building on our previous Alumni Spotlight about his debut novel, The Border, we reconnected with Steve Schafer to discuss his latest work, eMortal, and how…

In Conversation with Lauren Dunford, ’03, ’05 AMIGOS Alumna We’re thrilled to feature an enlightening conversation with AMIGOS alumna, Lauren Dunford, the visionary CEO and…

2024’S Bill Arnold Fellow The Bill Arnold Leadership Award was created to remember a cherished member of our AMIGOS community. Bill Arnold passed away on…

In Conversation with Deidre Pujols, ’94 Alumna  Deidre Pujols began her journey of service in 1994 when she participated in AMIGOS in Michoacán, México—an experience…

Lifelong Service in Guatemala AMIGOS Alumni and Medical Missions   Like many other AMIGOS volunteers, Dr. Phil Johnson (’68 – ’76) began his journey in…

Wesley Nesbitt: 2023 Bill Arnold Fellow The Bill Arnold Leadership Award was created to remember a cherished member of our AMIGOS community. Bill Arnold passed…

FACTS ABOUT THE ANDES MOUNTAINS   The Andes Mountains are a vast and beautiful mountain range that runs along the entire western coast of South…

How Many Community Service Hours do High School Students Need? The number of community service hours required for high school can vary depending on the…

Taking a Gap Year After High School As high school seniors approach graduation, many face a tough decision about what to do next. While some…

Gap Paraguay – Fall 2024 A Journey of Growth: Lessons From my PA Experience The four of us volunteers started our PAs three weeks into…

Bridge Year Costa Rica – Fall 2024 Fútbol in Costa Rica One of my final preparations for my nine-month stay was purchasing new tacos, but…

Bridge Year Costa Rica – Fall 2024 Revamping Traditionally “Boring” Tasks When I heard about the opportunity to take a Bridge Year in Costa Rica,…

Bridge Year Costa Rica – Fall 2024 La piedra y las líneas serpenteantes It was our ninth day in Costa Rica and we had no…

Bridge Year Costa Rica – Fall 2024 Music in Pérez Zeledón When I first explored the streets of Perez Zeledón, I was greeted with reggaeton.…

Bridge Year Costa Rica – Fall 2024 The Universal Commodity of Time If I were to create a Venn diagram of the world’s population, time…

Gap Paraguay – Fall 2024 Paraguayan Food When I arrived in Paraguay, the first thing I noticed was that the Paraguayan lunch resembles the American…

Bridge Year Costa Rica – Fall 2024 Cloudbridge Before our gap year began, we were frequently advised not to set expectations and to let the…

El Valle de Antón – Summer 2024 Every adventure brings new experiences, new directions, and new friends, and this one was no exception. From the…

  2023 NYC Marathon and Team AMIGOS AMIGOS participated in the TCS NYC Marathon for the first time in 2023 as a charity partner. The…

AMIGOS is thrilled to partner with Princeton’s Novogratz Bridge Year Program to facilitate an academic year-long program hosted in San Isidro, Costa Rica. The Novogratz…

  Tajín awards a prize of $5,000 to the winner of its Fan Pack Design Contest and donates $5,000 to AMIGOS de las americas  …

Capital Plus Financial to Underwrite Amigos de las Americas’ Social Impact Accelerator Program The Mission-Driven Company to Fund Accelerator For Students Looking to Impact Their…

Luke joined AMIGOS for a gap year in Cuenca, Ecuador in 2019. As a student at Tufts University, he chose to join their 1+4 Bridge…

AMIGOS alumni Josie Jensen and Jesús Zamora wrote an article entitled Indigenous Voices Across the Americas, published in the South Seattle Emerald on September 27,…

HOUSTON, TX, May 24, 2021 – With a combined 154 years of experience serving the Houston community, Amigos de las Americas (AMIGOS) and the Houston…

AMIGOS was featured in the Wall Street Journal on January 30, 2021. The article focuses on opportunities for teens to study, live, and volunteer in…

By Jason Hartman   In this article for Authority Magazine, writer Jason Hartman interviews AMIGOS President & CEO Sara Nathan. She discusses a turning point…