GGL Intro – Colin Schreiner

My name is Colin Schreiner, and I will be one of the Global Glimpse Leaders on our trip to Panama! I am looking forward to meeting all of you and starting our journey together!

This is my second trip with Global Glimpse (I led a trip to Turriabla, Costa Rica last year, which was an amazing trip!), and I also took a similar style of trip in high school to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands that I still look back very fondly on, so I am thankful I have the opportunity to take part as a leader! I have been very fortunate to have had the chance to travel to 20 countries so far (this will make it  21!). I am a Bay Area native, born and raised in Silicon Valley, but I also called North Carolina home for 7 years for college (Davidson College) my work in the College Advising Corps in rural Appalachia, and grad school at UNC. I’m a big fan of stories, particularly fantasy and sci-fi stories, whether they are in book, movie, show, or video game form, and believe that the Lord of the Rings is the greatest piece of literature ever created.

I teach World History, so getting the chance through Global glimpse to travel to other places is a great way to connect to my class. And in my experience, these kinds of trips can really help drive students to strengthen their connections to their own communities once they get back home. The journey never ends!