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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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Indoor Bonding and a Turrialba Town Visit

Hello!!!! Today we had a very big change of plans due to the weather, and our adventure to the waterfall got delayed to Saturday.…
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Global Business and Working Like a Local

Hola, somos Tanvi y Miriam!!! We were today’s LDDs and we led our group through exploring local agriculture and business in Constanza. We had…
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Fun Day (Day 7)

As the Leaders of the Day, we had the huge responsibility of making sure the students enjoyed their fun day. It was challenging at…
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Day 11: CAP Day 2 (No. 3)

Today we woke up at 7 am, then we ate breakfast at 8 am, many of us woke up sore from the previous day.…
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¡Hola! (No. 11)

Hola a todos!! My name is Aimee Satkowski and I will be one of your GG leaders to Costa Rica next week! I am super…

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Passion, Ponchos, and Panflutes

Fernando: After what I felt like ages, everyone was finally ready to get on the bus. The laborious task of herding everyone into the…
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Safe Arrival in Quito! (No. 2)

Dear Families & Friends, We are happy to announce that the students and chaperones arrived safe and sound in Quito! We spent the night…
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DÍA 13: Reflection Day

It was a very hot and humid morning here in Aracari house, in Santa Rosa, in Turrialba, in Cartago, in Costa Rica, in Central…
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Home Run!

Hello everyone, today we had a lazy day as the wake-up call was at 8:00am, but by then, most kids had left by 7:45…
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Culture and City Tour Day (Blog #2)

Hola, it’s Kha and Emmanuel. Sam was declined to be part of the LDD because I, Emmanuel, really wanted to be a part of…