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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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ALLI CHAYAMUSHCA (WELCOME) !!! TO RIOBAMBA (No. 3)

We can’t believe the time is almost here. Before anything, we would like to express how excited we are to meet all of you…
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RB1A Return Flight Information

Hello family and friends of the RB1A Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share…
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Day 13: Our Bonus Day in Riobamba

T-MINUS 1 Day until Departure? We hope? Hey, y’all, it’s Hannah Gradowski, one of the Global Glimpse Leaders on this trip.  Two weeks ago,…
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Day 12: Goodbye, or so we thought…

I didn’t plan on going back to bed in Ecuador tonight… Earlier in the day, we had woken up at 7:00 A.M. and got…
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Day 11: We don’t say Goodbye, we say Hasta Luego

CAP Day 3… Sort of.  Today has proven that the best plan is no plan. We (Areli & Adreanna) woke up with the plan…

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Day 10: CAP Attack!

  a worm. You crawl through the muddy dirt into a beautiful, sunny day. You see Global Glimpsers putting up fence posts, painting soccer…
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Day 9: Cap Day 1 (No. 3)

It’s raining plants and dogs! Today is June 13th, 2022, and the start of our CAP (Community Action Project) which is one of the…
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Day 8: Souvenirs Galore!

We bought everything Ecuador has to offer – and we STILL want more. Today on Sunday, June 12, was the day we were all waiting…
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Day 7: Fun Day at Chimborazo!

An inactive volcano, 20,000 feet high, EL VOLCAN CHIMBORAZO!!! Today in the morning, we went to Volcan Chimborazo.  It is a very famous mountain…
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Day 6: Global Business (No. 2)

Entrepreneurship, organic blackberries, and handmade shoes, oh my! (A reminder for those who enjoy a taste of international humor: please read the following aloud…