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!

Bienvenido a España!

by Sarah H-K. !Hola, bienvenido a España! This is what I finally heard after a rather drawn out journey from Boston to Spain. The extensive travel was worth it though, because Cádiz is ...

Bonjour de Saint-Laurent-du-Var!

We are wrapping up our first full week in Saint-Laurent-du-Var and though the students have been busy in a whirlwind of activities and classes, everyone has made time to settle in to their ...

First Days in Florence

by Elisa L. Welcome everyone to my month in Florence! Day 0 – Walking Zombies have arrived! (No pictures for today, for viewers’ own good and safety) Exhaustion and jet lag reigned over ...

Arrival in Nice

by Savannah B. As I traveled via New York to Nice the wonderful Abbey Road staff greeted me at the airport and helped me check my baggage and get situated. Their smiling faces made the farewells ...

Nutella, Breadsticks, and 230 Steps

by Sivan W. After what felt like days of travel we finally made it to this beautiful city. Florence. Wow. First off, we were all amazed at how the GIANT bus that took us from the airport back to ...

St. Laurent Week 1

by Grant T. One hour after I arrived in St. Laurent, I met up with my roommates and the rest of the group for dinner at a restaurant by the beach. Everybody was very nice about welcoming me into ...

Getting Settled in Florence

Italian class over coffee- practicing pronunciation while reading a children’s book. Riding bikes on our first weekend excursion to Lucca! Riding bikes on our first weekend excursion to ...

Hot, Sunny, and Nice

by Emilie S. A brief play on words, but I couldn’t resist the old saying that “Nice is nice”, because it is. Starting the day with a pain de chocolat and ending with a stroll on ...

...and we're in Cadiz, Spain!

It’s been two days since our arrival and our students have settled into their new home with their host families, explored a bit of the city, tried a few Spanish dishes, and even relaxed at ...

Benvenuto a Firenze!

Saluti da Firenze! (Greetings from Florence!)  We are happy to share that the group arrived safely after a long journey from the U.S.  After arriving at the residence, students met their new ...

Things I wish I had

by Marissa Muller, AR student reporter Two years ago, I was frantically trying to pack for my month in Nice with Abbey Road. I was beyond excited to get out there and go explore the world free ...

Cuisine & Conversation - Florence Session 1

By Simone Onnis, Cuisine & Conversation Instructor, Abbey Road Florence Staff My name is Simone Onnis and although I am Italian by birth, I now live in New York City.  I would like to begin ...