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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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CAP Delivery Day 1 (No. 2)

Today was the first day
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Hey Y’all! (No. 2)

Sorry for being late to introduce myself! My name’s Ezra. I’m a rising senior at Northampton High School, and I’m really excited to go…
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Today we learned our new project!

Hey everyone, today we started our day by learning the history of Jarabacoa. The class was taught by our PC (Angelica) and after our…
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First Day, In The Bag! 6-18-22

Sorry this is getting out so late! Our first official day in country from start to finish, started out with a beautiful, sunny day.…
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Excited to meet you! (No. 2)

Hi everybody! My name is Adanna. I love listening to music, cooking, eating yummy food, and hanging out with fun people. I also like…

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Happy Father’s Day!! (No. 2)

First and foremost, Happy Father’s Day and happy Juneteenth! Today, we visited the Dump en Buena Vista (or Vertedero en Buena Vista). We met…
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Deconstructing Poverty Day (No. 3)

We started our day off by going to the Dump (landfill) where we interviewed four of the divers that work there. The divers that…
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Hola! (No. 14)

Hi! My name is Guillermina Lopez (but you can call me Gigi) and I go to South San Francisco High School. I’m also in…
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Community Day! (No. 20)

Today, we got to meet the community of Cañada de Las Palmas, where we split into groups and met the wonderful families and people…
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hiii (No. 8)

Hello, my name is Rosaria and I am 17 years old! I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and moved to the…