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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 student trip blogs below.

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Return Flight Information: RB2A-CHI

Hello family and friends of the RB2A-CHI Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share the…
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Chimborazo Day

Hello Friends and Family, Today we woke up to the sound of music being played from a parade to celebrate Ecuador’s independence, despite the fact…
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Mauricio Was Thinking…

Dear worried parents, I apologize for the day-late blog; we had bad wifi connection yesterday. Yesterday was the second half of our CAP service…
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Working Hard or Hardly Working?

Hola Friends and Family! We started off our day with eggs, lentils, and watermelon before heading out to Carlos Garbay. We began our hard…
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Free Day! (No. 15)

Hello family and friends, Today was the Glimpsers’ Free Day! Glimpsers slept in until 8:30 am and then headed to breakfast. Today we ate…

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Indigenous Worldview Day (No. 2)

Hello Glimpser family & friends, Today, we started off as usual with breakfast from our main food provider Isabel (& Nelson)! After breakfast, we…
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The Devil?!

Hey friends and family, hope all is well back in Chicago! After a light breakfast, the Glimpsers headed to the entrance to the Amazon…
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Education, Discovery, and Design!

We started off at Proyecto Kuri Kinti where Jenni and Santiago explained the way they live and teach in connection with nature. When we…
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Local Businesses, Global Impact!

This morning, we got up bright and early at 6:30 a.m. Once awake, we headed to Nelson and Isabel for a scrumptious breakfast. Afterward,…
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Llamas, History, and more Llamas

Dear Family and Friends, We started off the day with a great breakfast from Isabel and Nelson (our main food providers). After that, we…