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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 4: sustainable development

Brenden and Jonas today as the Liders del dia. Today we took a drive to a nearby town called Padasi, which is the location…
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day 8 – CAP 3

Hey it’s Matthew, I had the opportunity to be a leader of the day with my friend Kevin. Both of us came up with…
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INTRODUCTION: rICHARD lOPEZ (ggl)

Hello Glimpsers!My name is Richard Lopez, and I am one of your Global Glimpse Leaders for our upcoming trip to Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic! I…
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Introduction: Giancarlo Aguilar (GGL)

Hi everyone! My name is Giancarlo, and I’m excited to be your Global Glimpse leader for our trip to Costa Rica. I’m really looking…
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Introduction (Glimpser)

Hi! My name is Saniyah Mines. I live in Chicago and I will be a Senior next year at Kenwood Academy High School. I’m…

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DAY 3. CULTURE!

Heyyy, friends and family! Today was a busy day for us. Our daily focus was on culture, and how we can preserve it. Today…
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Fun in the sun on a SunDAY

June 15, 2025: After days of hard labor, we took a day off at the beach, Uverito, to cool off and relax. We started…
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Last day 🙁

today we had our last bfast and lunch at the base house in Turrialba. We spent the morning doing the closing activities like GG…
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Day 3 – WORKING LIKE A LOCAL

Hey Friends & Families, Daniel and Albert here, today we visited a farm owned by a local named Hugo. At the farm, we were…
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Day 7 – Biocultural Diversity

Hello, my name is Diego Oropeza and today, our theme was Biocultural Diversity and we glimpsers were able to educate ourselves on the topic…