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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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Hi! (No. 8)

Hi, I’m Elysiana (E-Lee-see-onna)! I’m from Napa and I go to Vintage High School. I’m 17 and going into my senior year, I wrestle…
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Day 12 – CAPping it off

Hello! Today was day 12 of our trip and the third and final day of the community action project. After waking up and eating…
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DAY 1 – ARRIVAL DAY (No. 2)

Happy to announce that our glimpsers arrived in Panama safe and sound. We are so excited to finally have them here and begin our…
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FINAL CAP DAY!!!- Day 12

Miguel: Helllooo blog! Today is our third day of working on the CAP Project, which is also the final CAP DAY. Today´s wake-up call…
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Day 1 – Arrival Day (No. 3)

Our TA1C group of Glimpsers have just arrived!!!!!!!!! We received our glimpses with a lot of joy (and heat) at the airport a little…

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Jenny H- Glimpser

Hey everybody!! My name is Jenny and I love hanging out with friends, eating lots of unhealthy foods, taking pictures, and playing sports like…
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Day 5: Community Day!! (No. 3)

Today was a very eye-opening day meeting the local elders at a community center/nursing home in the town of San Isidro. We left the…
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Culture Day

Dear Parents, My experience and the experience of other students were really exciting because we enjoyed the knowledge of the culture that Las Tablas…
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Finding a Sense of Community

Good Evening Families, This morning we woke up bright and early, had a nutritious breakfast, and headed out to the community of París de…
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Day 3 (Cucumber Day!!!)

Hola!! Today was the first day of student leading, and we did great (if we do say so ourselves)! We had a 7 am…