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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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FINAL REFLECTIONS

Once again, we woke up at 7:00 AM after our final night in Constanza. We had a simple cereal breakfast, followed by a longer…
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Introduction: Kaylee (GG Leader)

Hey Glimpsers!  My name is Kaylee Yoshii (she/her) and I will be one of your leaders in Turrialba, Costa Rica! I am a Social…
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tyla greene

Hello everyone, My name is Tyla Greene. I’m currently a rising senior at Springfield Central High School. Some sports I play are Lacrosse ,…
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San Francisco Bay Area Is HEreeee!!!!

Hello People! San Francisco made it! Woohooo! We’re elated to let you know that our students from San Francisco Bay Area have arrived safely…
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Day 4: Downtown turrialba

Today was a day of exploration. We started today with a very competitive mental warmup, where we battled in a simon says race. Some…

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Cultural Exchange and Cheese Farm

Today, we woke up at 6:30 AM and had breakfast at 7:30. On the plate we had chicken and ham sandwiches and a very…
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Fun Day

Welcome back to our Youtube channel: I mean, blog. It’s you LDD’s Emily and Celia, here to give you the inside scoop of our…
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Arrival to Casa Aracari

Today we drove from San Jose, Four Points Hotel to Casa Aracari. It took us 2:30 minutes to reach the caribbean slopes. On the…
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Slip & slide CAP #3

At last it was the final CAP day of waking up at 4 AM! Today we went to a different location that was very…
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DAY 2: First student leaders

Hey to any family reading, this is Lester and Stoli. Our first official journey into the Dominican Republic involved us going into the city…