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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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About Me (No. 9)

Yo, my name is Ignacio Krupa, I go to Greenwich High School in Connecticut, I’m the one on the right in the pic and…
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Hey! (No. 12)

Hey, my name is Keilyn and I’m a rising senior at Williamsburg Preparatory High School in Brooklyn. I love listening to music and I…
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All about me !!

My name is Shiloh and I go to Gotham Professional Arts Academy. I am 16 years old and I am also a part of…
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EDUCATION DAY (No. 2)

Hola de Ecuador, Today, we began the day by waking up at 7:15 am. We had breakfast in our usual spot with Nelson and…
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Aid and Development Day (No. 3)

Buenas Noches from Bella and Marcus. It was a beautiful day – no rain! Today we had a later start;  most of us got…

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Chimborazo Volcano on the 4th of July!

Today we started off by waking everyone up with the national anthem. We had a nice “American breakfast” to make us feel at home.…
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Day 6- Aid and development (No. 4)

Hola Families, Today, we started at 7:30 am! We started the day off with warm weather and for breakfast at 8:00 am. We had…
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Day 6- Global Business/Working Local

Hi JA2B family, Today, we went to a greenhouse and helped Miguel (the owner) and the workers with taking out all of the weeds…
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Adventure to the treacherous waterfalls of Aquiares

Happy Fourth of July Friends and Family, We are Sofia Kinchen and Zara Najmi. We attend South San Francisco High School. After waking up…
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¡Jarabacoa aquí vamos!

Hola Glimpsers, My name is Rubith Huizar and I will be one of your two Global Glimpse Leaders traveling with you to Jarbacoca. I…