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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. Explore some of our Alumni Interns’ favorite blogs from 2024 or search all student trip blogs below.

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Say Cheese!

As we awoke from our beds in the early morning, all the glimpsers quickly scrambled to eat breakfast then board the bus that eventually…
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Día 3: Visit to Cartago Town!

¡Pura Vida! —an expression Ticos (Costa Ricans) use and that we have learned can mean many things for an individual such as a hello,…
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First Day in Constanza!

Today was our students’ first day in Constanza, Dominican Republic! We took a private 4 hour bus ride from the busy city of Santo…
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Day 7: Immigration

Hey families!! You all are missed, some more than others. I want to let you all know that we’re thriving and are having so…
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Final Full Day of DR

As bittersweet as today was, I think that we as a group had a great final day. We woke up in the morning, and…

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Hello everyone! (No. 9)

Hello all, I am Jaz (Jasmin, she/her) and I am super excited to be going to Riobamba with the students this summer! I have been…
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Intro Blog Post

Hi, my name is Thomas and I cannot wait for my trip to the Dominican Republic. I love to travel and really want to…
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C1B-NYC Flight Return Information

Hello, family and friends of the C1B-NYC Global Glimpse delegation! We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share…
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ALLI CHAYAMUSHCA (WELCOME) !!! TO RIOBAMBA (No. 2)

We can’t believe the time is almost here. Before anything, we would like to express how excited we are to meet all of you…
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Hi!! Lets get to know each other!

Hi Glimpsers, My name is Akeem Ajani and I will be one of your two Global Glimpse Leaders (GGL) traveling with you to Riobamba,…