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Welcome to the Summer Program and Teen Travel Blog !
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SYLVIA PLATH, THE BELL JAR

It is our wish to provide you, our valued readers, with engaging and interesting information about the spectacular world around us, and, hopefully, the words you find here will also inspire you to get out, to learn, to live, and above all else, to travel!

Classes and Flamenco Dancing

The classes have been one of the best parts of my Cadiz experience, so far. On Tuesday, my class discussed the structure of the public education system in Spain and then moved onto a review of the ...

by Student, Robert C. , Connecticut

Bonjour!

This first weekend of our Nice trip was amazing. Although we got there to find out there is a heat wave going on currently, the heat did not make a dent in our fun. On Saturday once we got to the ...

by Student, Nicole E. , New Jersey

The First Weekend

On Saturday the group ventured to the beach in New Cadiz: our first excursion out of the old city. We took the city bus to get there, learning valuable cultural lessons along the way, such as to ...

by Student, Robert C. , Connecticut

Florence is Beautiful

On our first day in Florence, the group settled down into our apartments. In addition to the necessities of a bedroom and bathroom, our new homes for the next month were equipped with a living ...

by Student, Ise S. , NYC

1st Taste of Italy

On Friday July 3rd I touch down in Florence. After an evening of unpacking, meeting my 7 roommates and exploring our apartment, we went out into the city for our first taste of Italy. We ...

by Student, Emma S. , London

Nous sommes arrives a Nice!

Today, my “real” family dropped me off at the Nice airport after a wonderful week of vacationing throughout Paris and the south of France. It was sunny and absolutely beautiful outside, no ...

by Student, Eliza S. , North Carolina

Fuimos a Africa! (casi)

Monday July 6, 2015   Okay, so in my last blog I know I expressed how much I love this city, but I LOVE.THIS.CITY. Each morning I wake up thinking that I’m going to be at a loss of things ...

by Student, Caroline J. , North Carolina

The First Taste of Spain

I step off the bus and into the brightly-lit Plaza España. Waiting there is the group’s Señoras: the women who have so graciously agreed to host us in their homes. In turn, each Señora calls ...

by Student, Robert C. , Connecticut

La ciudad mas antigua de todo

Firstly, I would just like to say that I’m proud of myself for being able to function yesterday after twenty-four hours of no sleep (ok, maybe I cheated a little and got 2 hours in during the ...

by Student, Caroline J. , North Carolina

Summer Program with Abbey Road : The Toolbox

It is the transition that high schoolers both look forward to and dread: college. It’s a whole new world of independence and responsibility—it feels like you’re suddenly thrust from being a ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

Summer Program in France / Post-Departure Reflection ....

Prior to my summer program in France with Abbey Road, I wished to immerse myself in the French culture, expand my French vocabulary, and generally have a better understanding of the French ...

by Student, Student Blogger

My experience in Cadiz with Abbey Road

Looking back on all that happened within four short weeks in what is sure to be the most magical city on Earth, I can say wholeheartedly that it was the best experience of my life. The only ...

by Student, Student Blogger