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Growing Through Communities Large and Small Blog

Growing Through Communities Large and Small

Written by Lizzy Nelson and Sarah Sterba Last July, we arrived to Amate House as…

Emily LaHoodApril 15, 2026

Letting Love Propel Us Forward Blog

Letting Love Propel Us Forward

Written by Atziri Marquez Happy Spring to all in the Amate community! While one doesn’t…

Emily LaHoodMarch 25, 2026

A Very Amate Christmas – Chaos, Costco, and Community Blog

A Very Amate Christmas – Chaos, Costco, and Community

Written by Ellie Alberts ‘Twas the night before Amate Christmas, when all through the house,…

Emily LaHoodDecember 22, 2025

Fall Retreat- Growing in Community Blog

Fall Retreat- Growing in Community

Written by Sophia Serna A retreat feels like hitting pause. It is a chance to…

Emily LaHoodNovember 6, 2025

Fall on Me…Jack Andreana Uncategorized

Fall on Me…Jack Andreana

Never Give up, Believe in Yourself, AMDG, Life is Good. These four phrases have been…

Matt SchultzJune 11, 2024

Amate Magic 2024 Fellow Reflection Uncategorized

Amate Magic 2024 Fellow Reflection

By Kevin O’Gorman, 2023-2024 Amate House Fellow  Hello! My name is Kevin O’Gorman. On behalf…

Matt SchultzMay 17, 2024

Magis at Magic… Inés Philippi Uncategorized

Magis at Magic… Inés Philippi

I was first introduced to the word magis last year as a senior at Boston…

Matt SchultzMay 15, 2024

A Little Bit Unexplainable…Katie Reiners Uncategorized

A Little Bit Unexplainable…Katie Reiners

Somehow, I find myself already at the end of March, meaning my fellow housemates and…

Matt SchultzMarch 28, 2024

A Retreat in Winter…Caroline Kaczmarek Uncategorized

A Retreat in Winter…Caroline Kaczmarek

I had never been on a retreat until I joined Amate House. I didn’t know…

Amate HouseFebruary 21, 2024

Community in all of its forms…Kevin O’Gorman Uncategorized

Community in all of its forms…Kevin O’Gorman

When I think of the things that I take with me after an experience, it…

Amate HouseDecember 6, 2023

Sometimes you have to make quick choices…Caroline Dahl Uncategorized

Sometimes you have to make quick choices…Caroline Dahl

“There are no should’s. You do everything you can.”-Gloria Steinem In the choices we make…

Matt SchultzSeptember 22, 2023

How Service Gave Me Direction by Kevin Nguyen Uncategorized

How Service Gave Me Direction by Kevin Nguyen

Coming into Amate, you could say that I was lost. After a challenging graduate school…

Matt SchultzMarch 15, 2023

Mid-Year Check In Clare Stoyell-Mulholland Uncategorized

Mid-Year Check In Clare Stoyell-Mulholland

As we re-enter community from our holiday travels, I’ve been reflecting on my time in…

Matt SchultzFebruary 28, 2023

The dining room table…Megan Hawley Uncategorized

The dining room table…Megan Hawley

Let's gather at the table... This Thanksgiving, the Amate House staff and fellows gathered for…

Matt SchultzJanuary 4, 2023

Fall Retreat…recharge, reflect, and grow. Uncategorized

Fall Retreat…recharge, reflect, and grow.

Kari Carmody The past three months living in community with Amate House has been incredible.…

Matt SchultzDecember 13, 2022

Tennis anyone? Building community through tennis…Andrew Johnson Uncategorized

Tennis anyone? Building community through tennis…Andrew Johnson

As we pulled up to a former convent that would be my new home, my…

Amate HouseOctober 19, 2022

Learning the Freddish Language By Eliza Nguyen, ’22 Uncategorized

Learning the Freddish Language By Eliza Nguyen, ’22

This year was the year I revisited a lot of my favorite childhood TV shows.…

Matt SchultzJune 3, 2022

Claire Sloss, 2022 Founders’ Award Winner Uncategorized

Claire Sloss, 2022 Founders’ Award Winner

Each year at Amate Magic, we honor an alum of the program who has continued…

Matt SchultzMay 20, 2022

Amate Magic Fellow Reflection by Eleanor Eaton, ’22 Uncategorized

Amate Magic Fellow Reflection by Eleanor Eaton, ’22

Hi everyone! My name is Eleanor Eaton and I am an Amate House fellow, currently…

Matt SchultzMay 6, 2022

Asking the Big Question by Claire Whalen ’22 Uncategorized

Asking the Big Question by Claire Whalen ’22

As I sit here to write this blog post, the most recent “big” Amate House…

Matt SchultzMarch 4, 2022