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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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Growing With The Community (# nature core)

Hey everyone. For today’s amazing expedition, we traveled to Club Ecológico Los Shyris, and on our arrival, we met fellow high-school students from ECUADOR!…
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Free Day!!! – Day 9

Today is the day we all had been waiting for… OUR FREE DAY! Today, we got the luxury of sleeping in until 9 am,…
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Free Day! (No. 11)

¡Hola! Adeleny and Lilly here. Today, we led our one and only free day! After getting a good night’s rest, we were able to…
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Hey (No. 9)

My name is Sheny and I have lived in Boston my whole life. I am going into my senior year. I have traveled since…
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Hey (No. 10)

Hi, My name is James and I’m 16. I’m from Brooklyn, New York, and a rising senior at Coney Island Prep High School, Some…

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CAP done!

We woke up bright and early, and behind the morning grouchiness was excitement to finish our project. After a delicious breakfast of a Carmen-approved…
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Slay the Day! – Community Day 8 🙂

Today was community day! We woke up bright and early at 6 am and had breakfast before heading out to work with the community…
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Day 1: We arrived to Santa Rosa, Turrialba!

This morning the Glimpsers were excited to start their first day, so we woke them up early to have a delicious Gallo Pinto for…
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Culture Day! (No. 4)

We started off the day with a tour of Riobamba. By taking a walking tour of the city, we learned more about its history…
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Our First CAP Day!

Hey everyone! Today was a very challenging and exciting day for all of us, as this is our first CAP (Community Action Project) Day.…