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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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Environmental Justice Day! (No. 3)

¡Hola todos! Today was our second day in Turrialba, and it was our Environmental Justice Day! As tradition goes, the Global Glimpse Leaders were…
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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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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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Welcome to Turrialba!

Mila and Dani in front of aquiares waterfall ¡Pura Vida! My name is Milagro, but you can call me Mila. I was born and raised…
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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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Who I Am

Hello Global Glimpsers! My name is Tyler, I live in Newark California. Some of my hobbies are watching and making movies, building with Legos,…
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Let’s Go!

Hello Glimpsers! My name is Leona (she/they). I was born and raised in San Francisco.  I currently teach high school biology and environmental science.…