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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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Welcome to Riobamba! (No. 3)

We can’t believe the time is almost here. We would like to express how excited we are to meet all of you this summer.…
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San Francisco in our Hearts

Leaving San Francisco After saying farewell to families, we had a very smooth check-in process. Many of us even got through security without having…
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Sustainability in Action

Hi, from Savannah and Sergio! When asked to volunteer to be the first Lideres del día, we were the first two to raise our…
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Day 8: Environmental Justice (No. 2)

Today, we spent an educational day at the base house where we discussed multiple topics pertaining to environmental justice. We had breakfast at 7:30…
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Global Business

Hello this is William and Michell writing tonight. Today we learned about how small business work in Guano, also known as the Ecuadorian business…

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Final Reflection Day! (No. 5)

  Today was our last full day. We woke up at 7 am with the sound of Burt (a bee toy that plays the…
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Indigenous Worldview Day (No. 2)

Hello Glimpser family & friends, Today, we started off as usual with breakfast from our main food provider Isabel (& Nelson)! After breakfast, we…
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Cap Day 2! (No. 13)

Hello outside world. This is Hazel and Joan (and Katya in spirit) with your daily update. Today was an eventful day in El Barrio,…
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Return Flight Information: JA2A-BAY (No. 2)

Hello family and friends of the JA2A-BAY Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share…
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Last Day in Costa Rica

Time flies by and the very last day is here. Today we started the day with some pancakes and eggs for breakfast at 8:00am.…