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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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ME LLAMO CORLIN

Hi, I’m Corlin. I’m a plant-dad and dog-dad and that’s enough. My pronouns are he/him/his and I am looking forward to this trip. I…
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Hi! (No. 37)

Hello everyone!  My name is Andrew Rojas. I will be a senior in September at  Williamsburg Preparatory High School.  I am looking forward to…
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Hi Guys!! (No. 3)

Hello everyone! My name is Kyle, and I use he/him and they/them pronouns in English, and in Spanish, I use el and elle (a…
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UPE!! From your PCs 🙂

¡Hola, Glimpsers! It’s almost time for you to get on a plane and come meet us in the land of Pura Vida, Costa Rica.…
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HELLO JA1C (No. 2)

Hello, I am Shwun. I am 16. I will be a senior this school year. I am from Independence High School. I went to…

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Immigration Day! (No. 14)

Hello everyone! Yazmin and Joselyn writing here! Today we started with an early 6AM wake-up, breakfast, and a three-hour bus ride to Juan Dolio…
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JA2B City Tour

Our delegation had a great day with a delicious lunch in La Salle- the hotel where we are staying in Jarabacoa. After that, we…
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Let’s Go! (No. 2)

Hello, Glimpsers! My name is Leona Wong. I was born and raised in San Francisco and currently, I teach high school biology and environmental…
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YO YO YO WAT UP JA1C??

Hi Beautiful People! I want to say congrats to everyone making it this far and that we are obviously very blessed to be meeting…
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JA2B-CHI Arrival Day

Our delegation arrived safely at 1 am DR time and we are heading to Jarabacoa a wonderful city in the mountains where we are…