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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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Arianna’s blog post

Hi, I’m Arianna Guzman from the north side of Chicago, and I’ll be traveling to Constanza in two weeks. I am someone who loves…
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Get to know me

Hello, my name is Ryan Zajac, and I am an incoming senior at LPS Hayward. I am 16 years old and will be traveling…
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Introductions: Rowan B (Glimpser)

Hi everyone! My name is Rowan Barcelona and I currently attend Mountain View High School. I am so excited for the unique opportunity that…
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Reny copado-glimpser

HELLLO everybody As you can tell by the title my name is Renata but everybody calls me Reny, I was born in Mexico and…
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Second day in Costa Rica: meeting with families

Our second day in Turrialba started similar to yesterday, waking up and eating breakfast together. We ate a hearty breakfast of a ham and…

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hello glimpsers, we’re waiting for you

Hello everyone! It’s Maykeld and Laura writing you from Las Tablas. We are excited to meet you all. It’s going to be an amazing…
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JHIaNNA + MIREN As LDD’s

Hey friends and family! It’s Miren and Jhianna, your Liders del Dia, and we’re going to tell you about our experience being the leaders…
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Protectoras De Paris

Today was day four of our Panama trip. We all woke up bright and early to make best of the time that we have…
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ARTS,DANCE & ICECREAM

Good morning from your day 3 leaders Melanie, Amitai, and Alif! We started the day off with a breakfast of cereal and local fruit.…
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Day 6: Save the Turtles! 🐢🐢🐢

Hiii parents and supporters! Wake up call was at 6 A.M. for all Glimpers (except for our LDD’s Tajahnae & Deane who woke up…