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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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CAP done!

We woke up bright and early, and behind the morning grouchiness was excitement to finish our project. After a delicious breakfast of a Carmen-approved…
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Slay the Day! – Community Day 8 🙂

Today was community day! We woke up bright and early at 6 am and had breakfast before heading out to work with the community…
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Day 1: We arrived to Santa Rosa, Turrialba!

This morning the Glimpsers were excited to start their first day, so we woke them up early to have a delicious Gallo Pinto for…
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Culture Day! (No. 4)

We started off the day with a tour of Riobamba. By taking a walking tour of the city, we learned more about its history…
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Our First CAP Day!

Hey everyone! Today was a very challenging and exciting day for all of us, as this is our first CAP (Community Action Project) Day.…

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Day 5: Aid and Development (No. 4)

¡Buen día! From Chloe and Jennifer, today we got the honor of being leaders of the day! This morning we started the day bright…
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Here We Come, Dominican Republic!

Hola Glimpsers and Families, My name is Lenore Hinson, and I am a teacher at Baccalaureate School for Global Education in Queens. This is…
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Day 12 – CAP Day 3 (No. 3)

We started our morning as early as usual, at 7 am, and breakfast followed at 8 am. We had some mango juice, eggs with…
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Hey (No. 11)

Hey, my name is Ilán. I am from Oakland and I go to Oakland School for the Arts. I used to be in the…