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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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Day 12: CAP DAY #3 (No. 5)
¡Trabajando duro (working hard)! Our final CAP day has come to an end. After endless ant bites and seeing beautiful insects, we have made…

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Hey, hey ♡
Hi everyone! My name is Joselyn and I’m very excited to be traveling this summer :)). I am 16, from NYC, and currently a…

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City Tour Jarabacoa
Our second day was successfully done. We had a tour in the town of Jarabacoa that included a very interesting visit to the fire…

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First day in Jarabacoa! #Nailedit
Hey All! Today we did a lot. We started our day with a two hour trip from Santiago to Jarabacoa. After a wonderful homemade vegetarian…

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Day 13: Our Bonus Day in Riobamba
T-MINUS 1 Day until Departure? We hope? Hey, y’all, it’s Hannah Gradowski, one of the Global Glimpse Leaders on this trip. Two weeks ago,…

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Final Reflection Day 🙁 (No. 8)
Today, we started with an early wake-up call at 7:30 am and ate breakfast. Then, we conducted a 3-hour program seminar to conclude the…
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JA1A Return Flight Information
Hello family and friends of the JA1A Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers after these two weeks, so we…

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Day 12: Goodbye, or so we thought…
I didn’t plan on going back to bed in Ecuador tonight… Earlier in the day, we had woken up at 7:00 A.M. and got…

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Hello (No. 66)
Hello, my name is Amara, and I’m from Oakland, CA. I love to find beauty in things like art and music. For the past…