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2024 Student Trip Blogs

Each evening, the Student Leaders of the Day write a daily trip blog, sharing everything from funny moments and inside jokes to detailed recaps and deep reflections on their experiences. Family and friends back home leave supportive comments as they follow along. Explore some of our Alumni Interns’ favorite blogs from 2024 or search all 2024 student trip blogs below.

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Final Reflection Day and Goodbyes with Tears

Hola Global Glimpse families!! Today we have Sophia & Yadira writing to you as today’s leaders of the day. As usual, we started the…
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CAP DAY 3- More Paint and Cement with Perseverance

Hello everyone, my name is Ketzally, and I am 16 years old. Today as the Leader of the Day, I woke everyone up at…
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Cement and Paint (CAP)

Hola amigos and family! As you can tell, we are adapting to the language very well. This is Roman Young from Fremont and Noah…
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Adventure to the treacherous waterfalls of Aquiares

Happy Fourth of July Friends and Family, We are Sofia Kinchen and Zara Najmi. We attend South San Francisco High School. After waking up…
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Environmental Justicia with a Dash of Karaoke

Hello friends and family, we – the myth, the chosen, the legend, Landon and Chloe – are the Leaders of the Day! I am…

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Free Day and Turriabla “The River of Fire”

Pura Vida Parents and Families, This is Kaavya and Daisy, the LDDs here to recap the day. Today we went to the park for…
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Living like Sloths… (Day 6)

¡Pura Vida! This is Avery and Radhika coming to you not live from Aquiares, Turrialba <3 Today’s focus was on Aid and Development as…
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Compartiendo con las familias de Aquiares

Hello families, welcome back to the blog! Today was community day where we got the opportunity to go visit local families and their homes.…
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Aquiares-“The Land Between Two Rivers”

Hello families and friends, We were the Leaders of the Day for Global and Local Business. We had an amazing day today that was…
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Culture and History Day in Cartago!

Pura Vida, familias y amigos! Today we focused on Cartago’s history and how important history is to the development of a country and its…