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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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Arrival to Casa Aracari

Today we drove from San Jose, Four Points Hotel to Casa Aracari. It took us 2:30 minutes to reach the caribbean slopes. On the…
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Slip & slide CAP #3

At last it was the final CAP day of waking up at 4 AM! Today we went to a different location that was very…
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DAY 2: First student leaders

Hey to any family reading, this is Lester and Stoli. Our first official journey into the Dominican Republic involved us going into the city…
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CAP Day 3

We woke up at 7:00 a.m., as always, for our final CAP day, where we set out to finish Altagracia’s house. For breakfast, we…
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They made it

After a very long day the students finally made it. They arrived in San José at 7:44 local time, all well, luggage complete. After…

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Panama Here we come

Hey everyone, My name is Nikki Moore. I am one of the Global Glimpse Leaders (GGL) for this trip. I am very excited to…
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Cap Day 3

GlobAAL! Guh-LIMPSE! It’s your LDDs, Kyra, Eze, and Isabella! We woke up bright and early, a little different than the previous days, to get…
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FUN DAY- ENVIronmental JUSTICE

Today, we woke up at 7 am and had breakfast at 8 AM. We had sausage, eggs, banana bread, and toast. We then started…
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Day 3: Community Day

We woke up at 7:00 to get ready for the 7:15 wake-up call for the other Glimpsers. Before we left for the families’ houses,…
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We’ve arrived in the Dominican Republic! 🇩🇴

Hi families and friends! We hope you’re doing well. We’re excited to share our first blog post to update you on how our first…