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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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Hii <3

Hello! My name is Vanessa Cordova! I’m 16 years old, Mexican, and I’d like to describe myself as an outgoing and sociable person! I…
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COUNTING THE DAYS!! (No. 2)

We are excitedly counting the days to have you here in Riobamba. Before anything, we would like to express how happy we are to…
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History Day! Cartago, Gallo Pinto, Souvenirs, OH MY!

Hola Families and Friends! We know you miss us, and we miss you guys, too…but honestly….we are VERY busy, VERY happy, VERY well-fed, and…
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Fun Day! (No. 9)

Cascada Pailón del Diablo Hello, Today was Fun Day in which we went to a waterfall called El Pailón del Diablo, which is the…
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Day 13: Final Reflection (No. 7)

To kick off the start of the day, we woke up early in the morning at 7:00 am to then had breakfast at 8:00…

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Free Day and Turriabla “The River of Fire”

Pura Vida Parents and Families, This is Kaavya and Daisy, the LDDs here to recap the day. Today we went to the park for…
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Day 4: Community Day (No. 2)

Buen Día/Buenos Tardes Glimpser Families! Today, we started nice and early at 5:50 am! Loud knocks on doors led to a swift wake-up and…
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History and Culture of Jarabacoa

We had a very fun day today! We learned about the history and culture of Jarabacoa. We went to visit the fire department and…
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Culture

Today was a good start to our time in Ecuador. We had an amazing breakfast of pancakes, fruit, and eggs before our subsequent trek…
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Return Flight Information: JA1B-BAY

Hello family and friends of the JA1B-BAY Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share…