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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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UPE!! From your PCs 🙂

¡Hola, Glimpsers! It’s almost time for you to get on a plane and come meet us in the land of Pura Vida, Costa Rica.…
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HELLO JA1C (No. 2)

Hello, I am Shwun. I am 16. I will be a senior this school year. I am from Independence High School. I went to…
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Immigration Day! (No. 14)

Hello everyone! Yazmin and Joselyn writing here! Today we started with an early 6AM wake-up, breakfast, and a three-hour bus ride to Juan Dolio…
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JA2B City Tour

Our delegation had a great day with a delicious lunch in La Salle- the hotel where we are staying in Jarabacoa. After that, we…
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Let’s Go! (No. 2)

Hello, Glimpsers! My name is Leona Wong. I was born and raised in San Francisco and currently, I teach high school biology and environmental…

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YO YO YO WAT UP JA1C??

Hi Beautiful People! I want to say congrats to everyone making it this far and that we are obviously very blessed to be meeting…
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JA2B-CHI Arrival Day

Our delegation arrived safely at 1 am DR time and we are heading to Jarabacoa a wonderful city in the mountains where we are…
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Meet your PCs! Pura Vida!

Hello beautiful people! Memo and Maggie here! We’re super excited to receive and meet everyone coming to Turrialba, Costa Rica tomorrow. This will be…
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Day 13: Last day in Turrialba/Last Reflection

What’s crackin! BBL (Bread Basket Lieutenant) and BBR (Bread Basket Rookie) here. Today was our final full day in Aquiares and at Casa Aquiares…
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FINAL REFLECTION (No. 4)

Hello, everyone! This is the finale of the JA1B saga. ? ? We are Kitty and Aaron writing about our final day reflecting together. We…