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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.

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Day 3: Cartago Town! (No. 4)

Today after yet another delicious breakfast as Casa Aquiares, we traveled to Cartago town. Cartago was the original capital of Costa Rica. Through our…
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Day 4: Working like a local and Global Business Day

Hello families, today was a hard-working day. All of us had the opportunity to help pick weeds out of coffee plants on the LARGEST…
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Counting the Days (No. 3)

Hello, Global Glimpsers and Families! My name is Tania Tapia and I am one of your Global Glimpse Leaders traveling to Costa Rica in…
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HELLO (: (No. 76)

Hi! My name is Selena and I attend Fremont High School. I am very excited and nervous to visit the Dominican Republic. I like…
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Hello everyone! (No. 12)

My name is Samantha Pelayo but I prefer to be called Sammy. I am a senior at my high school. Some of the things…
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Day 3: Culture and Indigenous Worldview

Guinea Pig kinda tastes like Chicken? Hello Global Glimpse Community! At the time I’m writing this post, it is the end of the third…
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Welcome to Turrialba (No. 3)

Today we departed from San José, the capital of Costa Rica, to Turrialba, a small town on the east of the central valley. In…
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Day 3 – Culture fun day – Jarabacoa

What a day we had!  We learned so much about culture; we started our day by going to the cultural center and they introduced…