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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. 3)

My name is Diego Lopez. I attend Life Academy in Oakland, California. I am always up for something as long as someone is with…
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RETURN FLIGHT INFORMATION: JA1A-BAY

Hello family and friends of the JA1A-BAY Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share…
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Who’s up for an Adventure?!?!

Hello Global Glimpsers! My name is Dan Shefer (aka The Chef) and I will be traveling with you this summer as one of your…
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A Glimpse of Costa Rican Life

¡Holla Amigos! Today as LDD we woke everyone up at 7:30 and ate French toast with eggs and fruit. After some down time, we…
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Day 8: Immigration

What’s up everyoneeee?  We miss you all so much and can’t wait to see you all! Let’s dive into what we did today! Sadly,…

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Return Flight Information: T1A-BAY

Hello family and friends of the T1A-BAY Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share…
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Intro post!

Hii! My name is Mikaela and I go to Pittsburg High School. I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and learning about Panama! I like…
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Arrival to Santiago

The group safely arrived in Santiago. We are excited to begin our journey tomorrow!
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Arrival day!

Hello family and friends! We hope you are doing well! Mauricio and Larry here again.  Today was a challenging but interesting day. Our group…
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Day 13-Closing Reflection and Evaluation

Hey Everyone, Today is June 17th, the final day of being in Costa Rica! Today was filled with lots of tears and laughter. After…