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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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Hello Fellow Travelers

Hi Glimpsers and families! My name is Malia Choy. I am a 16-year-old from South San Francisco High School and applied to the program…
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Arrival to Quito – Ecuador

Dear Families & Friends, We are happy to announce that all of the students and chaperones from delegation RB3A arrived safe and sound in…
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Day 4: Global and Local Business (No. 2)

  Today, we visited two local businesses; a coffee factory and a cheese farm. We learned about the history of coffee and cheese production…
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CAP Day 2 – Back at it Again!

Hello everyone! Welcome to another hard working day of community service, where many obstacles were faced but were seen as a fun challenge to…
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Fun Day! (No. 10)

Que lo Que (whats up), Familias! Today we woke up bright and early at 7, all of us were excited to enjoy our day…

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CAP Completion!

Dear Families and Friends, We can’t believe there’s only two days left of our trip!! We started the day off bright and early at…
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Cleaning Up For Our Community

At 6am this morning, our Glimpsers arose with the dawn only to be held back by situations that we couldn’t really control, causing a…
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Local Businesses, Global Impact!

This morning, we got up bright and early at 6:30 a.m. Once awake, we headed to Nelson and Isabel for a scrumptious breakfast. Afterward,…
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The End? (Final Reflection)

Greetings Global Glimpse Families, It has been an eventful 13 days Here In The Dominican Republic so we spent 3 hours reflecting on our…
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Culture Day (No. 5)

    Today, we learned about Costa Rica’s historical past and its growth as a sovereign country. The day started with a scenic bus…