Participant Profile: Patrick

Participant Profile: Patrick

Participant Profile: Patrick Dowd, 22, Co-teacher in Colombia Meet Patrick, who has been teaching to 9th through 11th grade public school students in Monteria, Colombia since July 2017. Monteria is a medium-sized city near the Caribbean coast, where Patrick has been...
Teacher Connections: Alexander in Colombia

Teacher Connections: Alexander in Colombia

We checked in on Alexander, who arrived in Colombia to co-teach English at the start of July, to hear about his first impressions of the culture he is immersed in. Alexander was a member of the third group of teachers API sent off to Colombia this year to finish off...

API Safety Update – Colombia Mudslides

Following torrential rainfall this weekend, devastating mudslides in the southern province of Putumayo, Colombia resulted in the deaths of more than 200 people, with many locals missing and hundreds injured. API’s Teach in Colombia program participants are all...
API Teach in Colombia Participant Profile: Jennah

API Teach in Colombia Participant Profile: Jennah

Meet Jennah, who has been teaching in a public school in Colombia since February Age: 23 Hometown: North Attleboro, MA, USA     College/Major: Brandeis University –Health (Science, Society, Policy) & International/Global Studies major Hobbies/Interests: Yoga,...