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The New Normal: Unique Perspectives on Remote Service Learning

Hannah Soltani studies Psychology and Global Health Studies at Northwestern University. This fall, she participated in the first virtual Global...

A Sky Full of Stars in New Zealand

Grace Singer, a New Zealand semester student, reflects on life in Dunedin and the difficulties of returning home abruptly from such...

An Amizade Program #TBT

Torey Siebart is Amizade’s Outreach Assistant, and she’s also an Amizade alum! Torey reflects on her experience in Cochabamba, where...

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...

Coming home after a year abroad in Barcelona, Spain

The moment I stepped on campus as a freshman I knew I was going to study abroad. I have dreamt about...

7 tasty tips from one summer Londoner to another

Before coming to the U.K., I had so many preconceived ideas of what the food culture of London would be like. I...

How studying abroad made me confident in myself

I have always been interested in languages and communication since I was a little kid, but it was not until...

Everyday ambition: the greatest gift New Zealand gave me

When cutting flax to weave a Māori-designed* basket, it is important to use only the flax leaves farthest from the...

Building lifelong relationships & memories in Spain

With slightly fewer than two weeks left in Barcelona, I feel as if I have much to reflect on. What...

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...

Strangers now second family: living with a host family in Barcelona

For the first few days after arrival, my fellow BCA students and I were housed in a hotel in Barcelona, anxious...

Top 10 foods to try in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago offer a unique culinary experience that is distinct, dynamic and delicious. Our food fusion is based on...