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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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Day 6: Environmental Justice and Sustainability

¡Hola amigos y familias! It’s Kelly and Ana here! Today we woke up to the chilly cloudy morning at seven AM. We then start…
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Welcome to Costa Rica!

Greetings from Costa Rica! It’s our first official day and we are more than ready for what’s coming. After flying through America and landing…
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Reflection Day

Hey everyone, Today was our final day in Panama. We woke up at 6:30, had a big breakfast of pancakes and fruit, and loaded…
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CONSTANZA HERE WE COME

Hey, my name is Ana and I will be traveling to Constanza, Dominican Republic in less than a week with y’all. I was born…
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Community Action Project (Day 1)

The Community Action Project (CAP) for this delegation is assisting our community partner, Pro Eco Azuero, with reforesting the Azuero Peninsula. The next few…

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FUN DAY!!! (No. 3)

UNABLE TO UPLOAD PICTURES BUT WILL UPDATE ASAP! (Technical difficulties) UPDATE (07/18/2024): Photos have been added! We had a relatively chill start to the…
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Day 10- Beginning of our Community Action Project

Today we got up earlier than usual and hopped on the bus to start a big day. We started off the project with a…
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First Day of Lasting Memories

After a long night, the group got settled into their new digs today. The students had the opportunity to meet Eliza; Executive Director of…
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Day 5: Community Day (No. 2)

Hey fam! It’s your LDDs of day 5 here in the DR! Today was an early day, waking up at 6 am with our…
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Day 6 – Free Day (No. 2)

Hello Family, Friends, and Pets! Today was Free Day in Las Tablas. We started with an 8:30 am wake-up call. For breakfast, we had…