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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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¡Pura Vida! (No. 4)

Hello to all you amazing Glimpsers!! My name is Elena, and I only came to San Francisco in January 2019 (from Hillsboro, Oregon). I…
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We are less than 2 weeks out! So exciting!

Hi all! My name is Mary Downie and I am one of your Global Glimpse co-Leaders for our trip to Riobamba, Ecuador!  I hope…
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hello! (No. 42)

My name is Wunnyuriti Ziblim, I use he/him pronouns, and I am a rising senior at Westfield High School! I love reading, playing bassoon…
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Welcome to Ecuador!

Dear Families & Friends, We are happy to announce that all of the students and chaperones from delegation RB3C arrived safe and sound in…
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Aid and Development (No. 6)

Hola GG Families! The theme for today was Aid and Development where we had two different discussions regarding the topics of sustainable development that…

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Beach Day! (No. 4)

Hello everyone, Bree and JJ here! As Leaders of the Day, we started our morning waking everyone up at the maze of a hotel…
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LAST CAP DAY!!!

Heyyyyyyyy family and friends, how are you today?!!! Today was sadly the last day of our CAP (Community Action Project)! What a bummer, but…
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Indigenous Culture Day! July 25, 2023

Hey, this is Valerie and Emily here! Today, our day was very business-focused. We finally had our meeting with Mauricio who we have partnered…
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CAP FINALE! 7/25/2023

Hola (Hello in espanol), Today we completed steps 2 and 3 of our community action project. We installed the pipes and covered the trenches.…
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Intro (No. 12)

Hi everyone! I’m Kieran and I go to Lowell High School in San Francisco, CA. I’m really looking forward to the trip to step…