News & Blog

Welcome to the Summer Program and Teen Travel Blog !
Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences.
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!

Camarón de la Isla and Definite Integrals

This summer in Cádiz, in the south of Spain, I got used to a few things. For three weeks I would get out of bed and see this cathedral standing right in front of me, lit up with the morning sun ...

by Student, George H.

Postcards from Best Friends

People always say that a picture is worth a thousand words. While that may be true, one word can also be worth a thousand words if it comes from the right person and at the right time. I studied ...

by Student, Marissa Muller

When Fish Fly

By Abbey Road student blogger, Marissa Muller This evening, I went out to dinner with a friend to my favorite restaurant in Austin. It is a sushi restaurant that is unbelievably good. If you are ...

The Next Big Thing

Throughout my life, I have come to the conclusion that I have one true skill. And that skill is picking the next new novel series before it is a big hit. As a little child, I picked up Harry ...

by Student, Marissa Muller

My Summer Program in Cádiz with Abbey Road

Hello, my name is Andy Vargas, and I went to Cadiz, Andalucia, España this past summer with Abbey Road Programs. Although I am fluent in the Spanish language, I am grateful to have seen where my ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

Orphan Black

by Marissa Muller, Abbey Road student blogger If you aren’t watching this show, you are missing out on something amazing. Orphan Black is the little show that could. It is a BBC Canada ...

Graduating

By Jessica Hoag, Abbey Road student blogger As a senior in high school, the time has come for many to graduate. It has been a crazy four years for anyone in high school and now that we are ...

Puerto Vallarta Hotel Review

by Marissa Muller, AR student reporter This past week, my best friends and I had a trip of a lifetime. My best friends, just so happen to be two girls that I met on my Abbey Road summer program in ...

Reflecting on College Prep in Boston

Credit: US News The last few days went by in a blur. We took our last SAT (yeah), worked on college interview skills (so helpful) and finished our campus tours. We all know how important SAT is ...

by Student, Madison J.

College Prep Program: Second Week in Boston

The weekend came just in time! We were all exhausted from staying up late, doing our homework and talking to each other. I needed some downtime and finally got a good night’s sleep. The ...

by Student, Madison J.

College Prep Week 1

I was exhausted after my first full week of classes in college prep program with the Abbey Road Programs, but we had so much fun getting to know one another. One of the highlights of the week was ...

by Student, Madison J.

Paris

Bonjour! Paris has been amazing. We arrived on Tuesday to a nice meal at a French restaurant and a walk in a beautiful park.  Since the day was filled with lots of travel, we were all very sleepy ...

by Student, Maya C. & Carlos C.