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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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City Tour Jarabacoa

Our second day was successfully done. We had a tour in the town of Jarabacoa that included a very interesting visit to the fire…
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First day in Jarabacoa! #Nailedit

Hey All! Today we did a lot. We started our day with a two hour trip from Santiago to Jarabacoa. After a wonderful homemade vegetarian…
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Day 13: Our Bonus Day in Riobamba

T-MINUS 1 Day until Departure? We hope? Hey, y’all, it’s Hannah Gradowski, one of the Global Glimpse Leaders on this trip.  Two weeks ago,…
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Final Reflection Day 🙁 (No. 8)

Today, we started with an early wake-up call at 7:30 am and ate breakfast. Then, we conducted a 3-hour program seminar to conclude the…
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JA1A Return Flight Information

Hello family and friends of the JA1A Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers after these two weeks, so we…

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Day 12: Goodbye, or so we thought…

I didn’t plan on going back to bed in Ecuador tonight… Earlier in the day, we had woken up at 7:00 A.M. and got…
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Hello (No. 66)

Hello, my name is Amara, and I’m from Oakland, CA. I love to find beauty in things like art and music. For the past…
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JA2A in Country

Our delegation is already in DR! We just got breakfast and are on our way to Jarabacoa to have a great 14 days of…
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Less than a month!!

Hello all of my 7/16 GG travelers!  I just wanted to introduce myself to you all.  My name is Mary Downie – I will…
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Day 11: CAP Day #2 (No. 7)

Hello family and friends! Today was our second CAP Day, meaning we continued our work at the Aquiares School in the field near the…