Environmental Justice Day!

¡Hola todos! Today was our second day in Turrialba, and it was our Environmental Justice Day! As tradition goes, the Global Glimpse Leaders were the Líderes del Día (LDDs) for today — we can’t wait for our first student LDDs tomorrow!! We started with our...

Arrival to Aracari in Santa Rosa, Turrialba!

The Glimpsers were excited to start their first day this morning, so we woke them up early to have a delicious Gallo Pinto for breakfast at the Hotel in San José. After approximately 3 hours of travel, we arrived in Santa Rosa of Turrialba, Cartago, just in time for...

Welcome to Costa Rica! Pura Vida!

  Welcome to Costa Rica everyone! We are really excited to receive you here and show you a little bit of this breathtaking country. Our delegation arrived safe and sound at the San Jose airport, with a lot of energy even after those long hours of traveling. After...

Welcome to Turrialba!

¡Pura Vida! My name is Milagro, but you can call me Mila. I was born and raised in Cartago, Costa Rica. I hold a bachelor’s degree in environmental health from the University of Costa Rica and most recently earned a degree in education. I value conversing with people...

¡Pura Vida!

Hello to all you amazing Glimpsers!! My name is Elena, and I only came to San Francisco in January 2019 (from Hillsboro, Oregon). I was working at Gateway High School teaching Spanish up until recently–what am I doing next? Who knows! What I do know is that...