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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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Arrival to Santiago

The group safely arrived in Santiago. We are excited to begin our journey tomorrow!
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Arrival day!

Hello family and friends! We hope you are doing well! Mauricio and Larry here again.  Today was a challenging but interesting day. Our group…
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Day 13-Closing Reflection and Evaluation

Hey Everyone, Today is June 17th, the final day of being in Costa Rica! Today was filled with lots of tears and laughter. After…
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Hi everyone!! (No. 9)

Hi!! My name is Sachi Rao and I go to Dougherty Valley High School in the East Bay! I’m so excited for this upcoming…
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Aid and Development Day! (No. 2)

Hello everyone!! We hope that our friends and families are feeling phenomenal. We touched on multiple different life skills today, and we were briefed…

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Day 11: Free Day

Hi everyone, It’s Priscilla and Cristal, the Leaders of the Day! Today is Free Fay. We started the day by splitting up into 2…
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Day 11- Cap Delivery Day 3

Hi everyone! It’s Daniel and Zariyah, We were the Leaders of the Day for our final CAP delivery day 3. Today was such an…
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2 Blogs (likely) Coming Tomorrow!

Hey JD1A Friends and Family, The JD1A group is experiencing a power outage in the community this evening (Monday 6.17) so they have asked…
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Hi Everyone! (No. 15)

Hello! My name is Maggie Li. I decided to join this program because this year, I wanted to step out of my comfort zone…
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☆Introduction Post☆

Hello everyone! I’m Simonetta, a dedicated student at Lowell High School. I’m thrilled about this upcoming trip and am looking forward to meeting new…