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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!

A masked bandit brought me to Spain

April 22nd, 2014

by Eirene O’Connor, Abbey Road staff My commitment to study abroad began in 2007 when, as a sophomore in high school, I traveled to Cádiz, Spain with Abbey Road. Today, as I look forward to ...

High school study abroad: Spanish immersion in the words of our students

April 7th, 2014

High school study abroad : Why go abroad and study a different language? by Ariel Pearl-Butler, Abbey Road Student, Spain 2014 Hi I’m Ariel, and I am very excited to be sharing my travel ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

Italian Without a Textbook

April 5th, 2014

by Carrie Osborn, Abbey Road staff As with any language, sometimes the Italian that you hear spoken on the streets of Florence sounds like something entirely different from the ...

I Moved to Florence and Became an Artist

March 30th, 2014

by Carrie Osborn, Staff Member Florence is a city that does not allow you to ignore art. Regardless of whether you cross the threshold into a museum, you are constantly sounded by ...

A Guide on How to NOT Stand Out as an American in Florence

March 27th, 2014

By Carrie Osborn, Staff Member Having lived as an American student in Florence two years of my life, I got pretty good at spotting the obvious “do’s & don’t’s” when it comes to ...

Discover Philadelphia - from our students' perspective

February 24th, 2014

by our own Jess Hoag, Abbey Road Student Correspondent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is known as the place where independence was decided and where cheesesteaks and soft pretzels are the sole foods ...

Thoughts on Valentine Day

February 15th, 2014

by Marissa Muller, Abbey Road student reporter It’s that time of year again. Valentines season. This is the month where girlfriends and boyfriends will shower one another with countless gifts. ...

Top 10 Artsy Things To Do in Florence

January 23rd, 2014

By our Resident Artist Justyna Ptak Top 10 Things to Do in Florence Florence is the capital of Renaissance. This town is considered one of the most important places in the world when it comes to ...

Message from Austin: The City of Music, Festivals and Fun

January 18th, 2014

Austin, Texas. Home to the University of Texas at Austin and place of the slogan, “keep Austin weird”. It is an eclectic city, and cited to be one of the most fun, fast growing, and desirable ...

New Year's Resolutions for 2014

January 4th, 2014

by Marissa Muller, Abbey Road student correspondent Have Trouble Thinking of a resolution for the New Year? Or maybe you didn’t accomplish your goal from last year (maybe even 2005) and you want ...

Nice Through The Eyes of a Local

December 20th, 2013

After living for six years in the city of Nice, the place is now much more familiar. What is fascinating about living in a city which is known over the world is to find places very few people know ...

WINTER FUN ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA

December 14th, 2013

Skiing the French Alps: At Abbey Road, we enjoy Europe any time of the year! Summer is still a few months away, but you don’t have to wait to have fun in Europe this winter season. Put away ...