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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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Excited to meet you! (No. 2)

Hi everybody! My name is Adanna. I love listening to music, cooking, eating yummy food, and hanging out with fun people. I also like…
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Happy Father’s Day!! (No. 2)

First and foremost, Happy Father’s Day and happy Juneteenth! Today, we visited the Dump en Buena Vista (or Vertedero en Buena Vista). We met…
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Deconstructing Poverty Day (No. 3)

We started our day off by going to the Dump (landfill) where we interviewed four of the divers that work there. The divers that…
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Hola! (No. 14)

Hi! My name is Guillermina Lopez (but you can call me Gigi) and I go to South San Francisco High School. I’m also in…
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Community Day! (No. 20)

Today, we got to meet the community of Cañada de Las Palmas, where we split into groups and met the wonderful families and people…

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hiii (No. 8)

Hello, my name is Rosaria and I am 17 years old! I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and moved to the…
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Immigration Day!! (No. 16)

¡Que lo que! Today we learned a lot of important history about immigrants in the Dominican Republic. We went to ASCALA and had two…
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Day 12: CAP DAY #3 (No. 5)

¡Trabajando duro (working hard)! Our final CAP day has come to an end. After endless ant bites and seeing beautiful insects, we have made…
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Hey, hey ♡

Hi everyone! My name is Joselyn and I’m very excited to be traveling this summer :)). I am 16, from NYC, and currently a…