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Arrival to Aracari in Santa Rosa, Turrialba!
The Glimpsers were excited to start their first day this morning, so we woke them up early to have a delicious Gallo Pinto for breakfast…
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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.
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JA2D MADE IT SMOOTHLY TO THE DR
After a very smooth, short, and sweet flight, JA1D made it safely to the Dominican Republic. With great joy, we welcomed the group to…
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Welcome to Costa Rica! Pura Vida!
Welcome to Costa Rica everyone! We are really excited to receive you here and show you a little bit of this breathtaking country.…
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Hi (No. 22)
Hi, my name is Sandra, I live in Queens NY, and go to Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. I enjoy listening to and…
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Working Like a Local (No. 3)
Hello from Ecuador. Today we woke up at 7 am by us banging on the doors loudly. Not everyone was happy about that but…
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We’ve Arrived!
Today was an informative day! We had our welcome accommodation orientation and our leader of the day seminar where students got to learn about…
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Environmental Justice
¡Hola Familias! These are your “LDD’s” speaking, Quinn and Rama! Today’s theme of the day was environmental justice. We started our morning with a…
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Gallo Pinto and Goodbyes
This morning we began our day with Gallo Pinto, a traditional Costa Rican breakfast for our last day in Turrialba. We cleaned up the…
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Meet Amelia!
Hi, my My name is Amelia and I’m a student at Northampton High School. I’m an active member of and love to participate in…
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Day 5 – Aid and Development (No. 3)
Hey family it’s Erika and Fatima-Numa, the LDDs for today. We started off the day at 7:00 am when we woke everyone up for…