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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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Un Día de Cultura

Hey everyone! Today was packed full of Dominican culture! Our main two activities were a visit to a Carnival mask making seminar and then…
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¡Vamos a Riobamba!

Hi Glimpsers and families, My name is Samantha Nguyen (she/ella), and I’ll be one of three Global Glimpse Leaders traveling with you to Ecuador!…
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History Day (No. 3)

We finally arrived in DR, and we landed at Santiago Airport, from there we started our journey to Constanza. Our trip was fun, we…
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Community Day (No. 19)

Do you all know what day it is today?? Here’s a hint, when we say Community you say Day, Community Day (x2) !!!!! This…
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Day Eight, CAP Day 2

Hola! It’s Nevy and JJ, and today we got to be LDDs. Today was CAP day two, which means we were in the trenches!…

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So excited! (No. 2)

Hi everyone! My name is Nicole Zummo. I’m a rising senior at Greenwich High School. Besides this trip this summer, I also have a…
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Hello JA1C! (No. 3)

My name is Brendan McCarthy (he/him), and I am currently the Athletic Director for the McAteer campus in San Francisco made up of two…
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Arrival in the Dominican Republic

Hi Global Glimpse Family! Delegation C1B arrived safely at the Dominican Republic (DR) last night. We just had breakfast, and now we are heading…
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Day 7: CAP Day 1

¡Buenas! I’m Jacob and today was my day to be the leader of the day. More importantly, it was Jarely’s birthday today!!!!! ¡Feliz cumpleaños…
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Fun Day (No. 18)

What’s up! Everyone, this Diego & Hinmer, The LDDs (Liders del dia a.k.a. leaders of the day). We started off the day with some…