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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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Constanza! (No. 2)

Hey everyone, my name is Celines and I can’t wait to be traveling to Constanza. I go to Professional Performing Arts School as a…
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Hi! (No. 6)

Hi everyone! My name is Olivia and I’m from Milford, Connecticut. I am actually coming into this trip as an independent student because my…
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Day 5: Community Day!!!

Hey guys!! We apologize for the late blog post, but after the full day we had yesterday it was decided to write this update…
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DAY 1 – ARRIVAL TO COSTA RICA

Our global glimpsers have finally touched down in beautiful Costa Rica! Their arrival was met with enthusiasm and warmth as we greeted them and…
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Travel Reminders (last day summer blog post to come!)

Hello! We want to remind caregivers that tomorrow we take off from Santiago, DR at 6:00am, land in Newark, USA at 10:03am for our…

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Cap Day 1 (No. 3)

Holaaaa! Parents and friends! Today was our official first Community Action Project Day! We started our day with a big breakfast of banana pancakes,…
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Bohios Campo Café Oh My

Hello from the DR, Today was our second full day in Jarabacoa. We welcomed today’s day with a 7AM wakeup call followed by a…
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Day 10 – Biodiversity and Conservation

Hello everyone! Today was our country theme day which was “Biocultural Diversity.” We began our day at 7 in the morning and were greeted…
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Free Day (No. 2)

Hello Glimpser’s loved ones! As the “lideres del dia” we woke up everyone at 9 am for the morning wake-up call. The staff prepared…
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Day 9: CAP Day 1

Hey everyone! Today we started off really early at 7 am and had a quick breakfast of eggs, toast, cheese, and juice. We had…