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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. Explore some of our Alumni Interns’ favorite blogs from 2024 or search all student trip blogs below.

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Day 7: Aid and Development

Hello everyone! After waking up at 6:30, we all ate a hearty breakfast consisting of ham and cheese sandwiches, bananas, and tamarind juice. Following…
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Day 4 = Aid and Development (No. 3)

After our usual wake-up time  – 7 am – we ate a hefty oatmeal breakfast. Then we proceeded to do our mental warm-up up…
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A Lifetime Trip-Adri

Hello hello, my name is Adriana Diego and I’m a rising Senior at High School for Public Service! I’m very excited to meet the…
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Meet your PC’s

We are a few days away from starting this amazing experience with you guys and cannot wait to meet you all. But before we…
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Hello everyone (No. 4)

Hello people. My name is Nia Daniel and I’m going to the DR for two weeks, yay. I’m 16, about to be a senior…

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Bittersweet

And with this we say goodbye. It is time for you to go back home, but always remember you have a home in CR…
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SAFE ARRIVAL IN QUITO!!!!

Dear Families & Friends, We are happy to announce that all of the students and chaperones arrived safe and sound in Quito! We spent…
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Intro! (No. 11)

Hello! I am Jenny Romero García, I go to High School For Public Service and am about to enter my senior year! This is…
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Suusana R.M. Introduction!

Hello! My name is Suusana Reyes Martinez and I’m excited to share with you all my new fun adventures from now on. I’m a…
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Immigration Day (No. 8)

We started the day at 6:00 am and it was (thankfully) easy to wake everyone else up since there were only three rooms. Because…