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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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Community Day (No. 10)

Hello! Our names are Amara Kioni Abdullah and Henna Lopez-Spears and we were the first student Leaders of the Day for this trip. Today…
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Aid & Development Day | Sustainability is Key

¡Hola Familias! Somos Abby M. and Asher. Today we were the Líderes del Día, and the theme for today was Aid & Development. We…
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Meet your GGL!

Hola RB2D!!!! We are ONE WEEK AWAY!!! Let me introduce myself! My name is Steph Desmond and I am one of your Global Glimpse…
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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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Return Flight Information: RB2C-BAY

Hello family and friends of the RB2C-BAY Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share the…

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HELLO EVERYONE (No. 5)

My name is Kristen, I live in Long Island, NY but I’m originally from Queens. I attend Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High…
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Back to the Bay with Core Memories from Constanza

After two weeks of blogs, we’ve finally come to a close with our final day. Departure day started with an early wake-up (and for…
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Waterfalls and Karaoke!

Hello GG families and friends, it’s the Líderes de Día. Today was Fun Day! We started the day off by waking everyone at 6:15…
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Family Day | Breaking Bread with Locals

Hola familias! Somos Jailene, Sheny, Sam, and Qua’Nae. Today we were the Líders del Día, and the theme was community day. We started off…
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Environmental Justice (No. 2)

Hola familias de Chicago! Today we started off with some tasty pancakes for breakfast, then gathered for our morning meeting, where we discussed the…