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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 student trip blogs below.

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Final Reflection Day (No. 9)

Hola Familia y Amigas!For Final Reflection Day, we had a lot of different activities that were all well spent in an exhausting day. To…
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Return Flight Information: JD1D-WM

Hello family and friends of the JD1D-WM Global Glimpse delegation,We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share the new…
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Cap Delivery 3 (No. 2)

¡Hola familia y amigos!Today was CAP delivery day 3, so some glimpsers jumped right into our CAP project in the Batey community in Monte…
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Cap Delivery Day and Immigration Day

Hello families and friends!Our day kicked off bright and early at 7:00 a.m. with a round of knocks on everyone’s doors. Soon after everyone…
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Community Action Project (DAY 1 of Project Delivery) (No. 2)

Hola amigos y familia! Today, we began by going to the Batey community to start working on our CAP project. On our way to…

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Peloteros: Combining the Love of Baseball and Education

Today we woke up to a delicious breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and fruit made by our amazing cooks. On the way to our destination,…
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Day 2: ¡Hola amigos y familia!

Today was an enthusiastic day! It began with a hearty breakfast consisting of eggs, fruit, and morning conversations. The leaders introduced the group to…
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Day 1

Today has been a great day for this delegation! The group started the day with breakfast and followed by a seminary about Dominican culture…
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The Adventure Begins

Today is the day! After countless days of dreaming about arriving in the Dominican Republic, the anticipation has finally paid off. Though the wait…
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Hello Glimpsers

I am George Gomez, a Venezuelan-Portuguese individual born in the heart of Latin America but with a deep connection to Dominican culture. I proudly…