News & Stories

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.

half circle
Student Trip

Day Nine – CAP Delivery Day 1

Hi everyone! These are today’s Leaders of the Day: Kim and Mariah. We started the day by waking up at seven and having breakfast:…
Student Trip

CCC ~ Cartago & Cow Crossings!

Hi everyone! This is Bri and Erin – the GGLs for our trip to Costa Rica!! Everyone is doing fantastic so far. We’ve been…
Student Trip

HI! (No. 16)

Hi everyone! My name is Caelen Chin and I am a rising senior at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale. I’m so excited to travel…
Student Trip

Jescenia R Intro

Hi, my name is Jescenia Ramirez and I’m set to travel to Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic next month in July! I’m incredibly excited and here’s…
Student Trip

Hello friends!

HELLO EVERYONE! My name is Jennifer Lopez and I’m so excited to start this adventure with all these amazing people I’m a rising senior…

Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social media for the latest news and updates.

Student Trip

Exploring Conservation

June 15, 2024 Today we watched a documentary called, “Kiss The Ground”, which talked about the effects of deforestation and how the soil is…
Student Trip

Hiii! (No. 5)

Hi, my name is Robert Gutierrez! I mainly go by Rob. I was born on January 10th, 2007, I’m 17 years old and I…
Student Trip

Day 10-Community Action Project 2

Hello Everyone! This is the June 14th LDD’s Oviya and Kahlan, today was the second day of our CAP (Community Action Project). As usual,…
Student Trip

Welcome to Turri (No. 2)

Big day today! We started our day at San Jose, Quality Hotel, and had breakfast at the hotel’s buffet. Afterward, we started our trip…
Student Trip

Aid and Development (No. 4)

Hola from El Rancho Encantado Los Cocos! Our day started bright and early at 7 AM.  We woke up our Glimpsers for another exciting…