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AMIGOS Testimonials

"I';d say the fact that my partner and I gave over 20,000 vaccinations during the 5 weeks we were in Paraguay was an amazing accomplishment. It's stayed with me that we gave some of the last smallpox vaccinations ever given in the world."

-Lynn Nussle Krog

Alumna
"Advice for future Volunteers: Like anything, the more you embrace and put yourself into AMIGOS, the more you will get out of it. Push yourself to converse, even if your Spanish is rusty. Eat the food, even if your stomach tells you not to. Hike the extra mile to explore the outskirts of your community. And keep a journal so you remember the details, fill it with pieces of paper and anything that you find. You'll be glad you did later on when something small brings back a large memory."

-Jereme Axelrod

Alumnus
"The work AMIGOS Volunteers do in their host communities helps them become world citizens and helps them appreciate the role they can play in making the world a better place abroad, and also back home."

-Rachel Marks

Alumna, Donor
"My AMIGOS experience shaped and influenced my entire life. I can't imagine what I would be like today without the exposure to the rest of the world that AMIGOS gave me. I'm sure that my choice of a health care profession was influenced by my AMIGOS experience, though my basic interest in "helping others" no doubt led to joining AMIGOS, too."

-Lynn Nussle Krog

Alumna
"It's pretty difficult being a parent in this world. As a parent I wanted my child to grow up to make a contribution to the world or some small part of it. I wanted him to be self-confident and yet humble. I wanted him to see beyond Portland, Oregon and understand that he is a citizen of the world. AMIGOS supported my job as a parent to help my son gain these valuable qualities as he developed."

-Susan Green Cooksey

Donor, Parent
"AMIGOS is a youth leadership organization that allows us, as parents, to give a gift to our children by allowing them to participate in the program so that they may give their own gift to others. The benefit of helping others is priceless."

-Bart Putterman

Alumnus

Amigos de las Américas

5618 Star Lane | Houston, Texas 77057
(713) 782-5290 | (800) 231-7796
F: (713) 782-9267 | info@amigoslink.org

Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) hosts programs for young adults to volunteer abroad. AMIGOS' volunteer opportunities focus on youth leadership training and community development in Latin America.


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