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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.

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Day 3 Culture day (No. 5)

Our first full day in the town of Jarabacoa started after a very needed resting night, going to Bohios Campo Anil a family business…
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Community Delivery Day 1

¡Hola Familia!, This is from Alexis and Liza your “liders del dia”: Today was the first day of our community action project delivery, (projecto…
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Hi 🙂 (No. 34)

I’m Caroline, and I live in New York. I study classical music at Professional Performing Arts High School. I’m excited to get to know…
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¡Saludos! (No. 5)

Saludos, fellow travelers to Costa Rica! We’re your surrogate parents, Alfonsina and Zivon, for our 14-day excursion to Turrialba, Costa Rica from August 10…
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Hey! I’m am very excited to be taking this trip with you all!

Hey, y’all! I hope all is well! My name is Arianna and I am very excited to be taking this trip with you all!…

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Greetings (No. 4)

  Hello everyone, My name is Joralis. This is my first time going out the country alone so I’m pretty nervous, but I know…
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Fun Day (No. 14)

Good  Evening Families, Today we traveled by bus to Chimborazo and, on the way, saw the vicuñas; (an animal that looked like a lama).…
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JA2C ARRIVAL DAY

Our delegation arrived safely to the Dominican Republic today at 5:45 PM and left the airport directly to Jarabacoa a wonderful city in the…
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Deconstructing Poverty Day

Hello everyone! It’s Mackenzie and Zaday your leader del Dias! Today we woke up at 7 AM and we had breakfast which was cereal…
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CAP Day 2 🙂 (No. 17)

Today, we started off with another early morning at 6:30 AM for the group. As usual, the leaders of the day (LDD) woke up…