Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2014


Bowling and Africa before Nicaragua


In 5 days we take off for Esteli, but that won’t be the first time the students from Williamsburg Prep,  Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies, and High School for Economics and Finance have met up. In May, the group got together for the first time to show...

Lets Cherish The Last Moments We Have


Hey Global Glimpse family So we are reaching the last moments of the trip. Today was the last of our free days and I must say we got a lot of things done today. Laundry was done, phones calls were made home, some did last minute shopping around and of course bonded...

We Made It!!!


We made it! We arrived last night in Managua, met our wonderful in country Program Coordinators, Brayan and Elisa, and had a last American Meal from Pizza Hut. We were able to meet as a group and get a thorough introduction to our three weeks here in Nicaragua. The...

Final Day…


Wednesday, July 16, 2014: the final day of our Global Glimpse 2014 trip. We woke up at 6:30 a.m., for we had a long journey ahead of us. We groggily got out of bed and walked around like zombies as we slowly got ready for the day. By the time breakfast was ready, we...

DÍA DE DIVERSIÓN


The day we have all longed for after so many days of hard work, FUN DAY finally arrived ! We were really excited to get as much out of this day so we decided to tell  our Global Glimpsers a small white lie. Usually everyone takes so long to get ready, so like the...

Final Reflection


A day to remember, a day to reflect, a day to discover – the last day of the Global Glimpse trip continues to hold a profound meaning in the hearts of the students. For the entire trip, we have been urged to learn, to experience in person, and to engulf...

Global Glimpse Leader : Erik Contreras


Hi Everyone!      I am pretty excited about going on this trip in a few days! Hopefully I’ll meet most of the parents at the airport, but I hope that you are just as excited for the great journey we’re about to endure over the next three weeks!      My major in...