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2024 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 2024 student trip blogs below.

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IMANALLA (HELLO) GLIMPSERS

HELLO, GLIMPSERS! WE ARE SO HAPPY!  THE TIME TO MEET YOU ALL HAS ARRIVED!  This is Paúl and Leydi from Riobamba 2  I, Leydi,…
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Good Day Everyone !!!

Good day everyone! My name is Jordan Delos Reyes. I’m a rising senior at Independence High School. I have a multitude of interests including…
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Welcome to DR JA2A

Hello, We are Angelica and Miquea, and we are going to be your program coordinators in JA2A. We are very excited to live this…
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What’s up?! (No. 2)

Heyyyy :), I am an upcoming senior at Pittsburg High, and here are some fun facts about me! My name is Sharon, as you…
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MEET YOUR GLOBAL GLIMPSE LEADER: STEPH DESMOND

¡Hola a tod@s l@s glimpsers y familias! T-2 months until we will be in Ecuador!!   My name is Stephanie Desmond (you can call…

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¡Saludos! (No. 7)

Hello everyone! My name is Aimee Satkowski and I will be one of the Global Glimpse Leaders on the trip to Turrialba, Costa Rica…
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They’re here!

Delegation T1A-BAY has finally made it to San José, Costa Rica! We met our group at the airport, loaded our bus with all their…
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¡Hola a todos! (No. 2)

Hi y’all! I’m Liz, one of your GGLs for our Riobamba trip! With less than a week away, I’m getting really excited and I…
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D.R. Here We Come!!! (No. 2)

  Hi there Global Glimpsers and family. My name is Nikki Moore and I am one of your Global Glimpse Leaders (GGLs) along with…
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Day 2: History city tour day

Hello everyone, So today was the first full day of our very first delegation in the DR and we’ve had a very good day.…