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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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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…
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Intro: JACOB lUBBEN

Hi, my name is Jacob. I live in San Jose and will be a Senior next year at Oak Grove High School. I enjoy…
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Welcome To Jarabacoa The land of the eternal Spring

Hey everyone! We’re Dani and Pedro—your Program Coordinators here in the beautiful town of Jarabacoa!I’m Dani, originally from Argentina, and this is my very…
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T1A Return Trip Information

Hello, Family and Friends of the T1A-BAY Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers after these two weeks, so we…