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Reflecting on a semester abroad cut short: Ecuador

As part of our series on COVID-19, Amizade’s Communications and Development Coordinator Melissa Nix interviewed Ecuador semester student Erica DeBarge...

Amizade volunteer awarded prestigious scholarship in the U.S.

We have fantastic news coming from our community partners in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Amizade’s very own volunteer Adri Navid was awarded...

Experiencing cultural shock as a Japanese man in Ecuador

I have been in Quito, Ecuador more than one month now. This month has been full of new experiences including two...

Breaking stereotypes

In this blog post, Ian Fields, born and raised in Williamson, West Virginia elaborates on how important is for our...

The top 8 things I will miss about my Amizade-BCA Quito experience

I have been in Quito, Ecuador for seven and a half of my ten-month, academic year abroad, and I have thoroughly enjoyed...

YAPSA Stories 2: Learning from a unique perspective

In October of 2017, Amizade welcomed a group of high schools students and adult mentors from Peru, for the third...

My journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon

REFLECTIONS FROM AN AMIZADE-BCA STORYTELLER: EXCURSION TO THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON What do you think of when you think of the...

Spanish language immersion

Studying in Valladolid, Spain, my main goal was to obtain language immersion, to immerse myself in Spanish. I wanted to live the...

Sundays in Valladolid

The mornings are late, the coffee is hot, and the company is good–it’s Sunday in Valladolid. Even the city itself slumbers,...