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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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T1C1 Return Flight Information

Hello, family and friends of the T1C1-Chicago Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share…
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Day 11: CAP Day 2 (No. 6)

Welcome all to CAP day 2! Today’s schedule was very similar to yesterdays; we started the day with some delicious pancakes, fruit, eggs and…
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Day 10: Community Action Project (CAP) Day 1 (No. 2)

Hola todos, hello everyone!! Just like any other day we started off with breakfast at our beloved abode, Casa Aquiares. Rosa cooked up some…
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Day 9: Conservation Day

¡Buenos Días desde Turrialba! We began today with a desayuno, breakfast, a la Rosa y Diego our wonderful cooks. After breakfast, our amazing friend…
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Day 8: Environmental Justice (No. 3)

Hey all! Today we put the extra thrill of fun day behind us to continue learning about conservation. We woke up to a beautiful,…

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Day 7: Fun Day! (No. 8)

Fun day entailed a late wake up time with a unique experience of having a pajama day and the Aquiares Hostel engulfed in a…
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Day 6: Aid and Development (No. 6)

Wake up! Wake up! We woke up to a beautiful morning in Costa Rica. We had a more stay-at-home day planned today. But, don’t…
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Day 5: Community Day in Aquiares!

Question of the day:“How can I make the most out of my day?” Quote of the day: The bond that links your true family…
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Day 4: Local and Big Business!

¡Hola Familias y Amigos! Today we had a very rainy morning, but eventful day learning about different businesses here in Costa Rica. First we…
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Día 3: Visit to Cartago Town!

¡Pura Vida! —an expression Ticos (Costa Ricans) use and that we have learned can mean many things for an individual such as a hello,…