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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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Get to know me, Joseph Diaz

Salutations everyone, my name is Joseph (JD) . I’m currently reside in Contra Costa County, California, and I’m 17 years old. My family is…
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CHITRE 1D DAY 3 JULY 27TH, 2025

Heyyy, its us, your glimpsers. Today’s leaders of the day were Tatiana, Oneillia and Auka. Today’s topic was: Biocultural Diversity, and the big events…
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Day 3: Culture and working like a local

Today we got dirty in the mud! Day 3 started with an early morning wake up call at 5:30am. After we ate breakfast we…
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Introduction: Ms.Scott

Hello Global Glimps Friends and families.I’m Ms. Scott one of the Global Glimpses Leader for the trip to Constanza DR on the 08/11/2025.My journey:…
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Day 10: Reflection and travel to san jose

Hola familia! Welcome to Day 10 of Turrialba, Costa Rica! This is Jane, Allianna, and Hafsa, your leader del dias. Today was a bittersweet…

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culture day

My name is Savannah Lopez and I was the first LDD of the trip! Today we learned about the Dominican culture whether it came…
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Shane’s d.r. blog

Hi Everyone! My name is Shane and I am going to be a Senior this year at Greenwich High School. I play football at…
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INTRODUCTION: KRISTY BRITO (GGL)

Hola Global Glimpsers and Familias! My name is Kristy Brito and I am one of your GGLs for our trip to Constanza, Dominican Republican…
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Day 9: CAP Day 3

Hi ! 🙂 To begin our day, we woke up bright and early at 6:30 AM SHARP. After a groggy wakeup call, we headed…
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History & city tour

Hey everyone! 👋🌞We had such an amazing day here in Jarabacoa!We woke up early, had a delicious breakfast 🥞, and dove into more seminars…