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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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Chitre 1D Day 4 July 28th, 2025

Fun Day. Today’s goal was to enjoy the beauties of Panama. We started our day off with some delicious cheese empanadas, fried dough, and…
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The GLIMPSERS HAVE LANDED!

In the heat of the warm tropical sun, our  Chicago Global Glimpse crew has officially landed in Santiago, Dominican Republic! We celebrate 2 of…
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Day: 4 Community Day

My name is Aiden and I’m going to talk about some of the things we did today, but before I do I’d like to…
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Day 4: sustainable development

Today we got to sleep in and wake up at 7am this morning to eat fresh pancakes omelet and pineapple. Later we were able…
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Day 1- Arrival in Turriabla

We’ve officially arrived and are all settled into beautiful San Rafael after a long—but very successful—travel day! Everyone is in great spirits, and we’ve…

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Hello Global GLIMPSers!!

We are your Program Coordinators—Zarai and Kenia—and we are so excited to welcome you soon to beautiful Panamá! The countdown is almost over, and soon we’ll…
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Final Reflections

Hi! We are your final Liders del Dia – Lupita and Amanda 🙂 last day in the Dominican Republic! We spent the morning in…
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C2C-BAY Return Flight Info

Hello, Family and Friends of the C2C-BAY Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers after these two weeks, so we…
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T3C-CHI Return Trip Information

Hello, Family and Friends of the T3C-CHI Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers after these two weeks, so we…
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Get to know me, Joseph Diaz

Salutations everyone, my name is Joseph (JD) . I’m currently reside in Contra Costa County, California, and I’m 17 years old. My family is…