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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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Working Like a Local (No. 3)

Hello from Ecuador. Today we woke up at 7 am by us banging on the doors loudly. Not everyone was happy about that but…
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We’ve Arrived!

Today was an informative day! We had our welcome accommodation orientation and our leader of the day seminar where students got to learn about…
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Environmental Justice

¡Hola Familias! These are your “LDD’s” speaking, Quinn and Rama! Today’s theme of the day was environmental justice. We started our morning with a…
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Gallo Pinto and Goodbyes

This morning we began our day with Gallo Pinto, a traditional Costa Rican breakfast for our last day in Turrialba. We cleaned up the…
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Meet Amelia!

Hi, my  My name is Amelia and I’m a student at Northampton High School. I’m an active member of and love to participate in…

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Day 5 – Aid and Development (No. 3)

Hey family it’s Erika and Fatima-Numa, the LDDs for today. We started off the day at 7:00 am when we woke everyone up for…
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hello! (No. 50)

Hi! My name is Anamaria and I live in Queens, New York. I am a rising senior at BSGE. I enjoy playing soccer, traveling,…
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Meet Mateo!

Hi everyone! My names Mateo Cintron (he/him) and I’m a student at Springfield Central High in Springfield, MA. This trip has been the highlight…
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Return Flight Information: T2C-CHI (No. 2)

Hello family and friends of the T2C-CHI Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share the…
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Next Stop: Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic!

Hello GG Students and Families! My name is Adriana Bland and I am a Youth Leadership Specialist from International High School at Union Square,…