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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!

The Palazzo Pitti

As our time in Florence is drawing to a close, I have been trying to squeeze as much in as possible. On Tuesday, I chose to go to the Palazzo Pitti, where we were amazed by the theatrical costume ...

Our Last Week In Florence

Unfortunately, my time in Florence is running out… Today was my last day of fashion class, and I can’t believe that class is over and how much I learned in such a short amount of time! I ...

Our Final Days In Firenze

It is bittersweet, but it seems that we are heading into our last few days here in Florence. While a month felt like it would be an eternity at the beginning of our trip, this last week has made ...

Farewell to Cadiz

It’s official! Session 2 in Cádiz has ended, but the extension to Sevilla and Córdoba has begun! Abbey Road students spent one last day together and they sure had a blast! On Tuesday, ...

Classes and a Break for Baseball

Leadership Academy students got their first taste of class yesterday in Lonjezo Hamisi’s course on international relations. In the afternoon, they explored Stanford’s campus and ...

The Beauty and Brains of Stanford

When I first arrived at Stanford University, I was nervous, but as soon as I settled in I was eased to realize that everyone was in the same position as me. After only one day, I realized that I ...

Leadership Academy Begins

Hey, this is John. Monday was the first day of the Abbey Road Leadership Academy at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California. There are only three guys here at the program, so we became ...

Rome

Week 2 of our trek across Europe was in Rome! Day one of our stay consisted of a road trip to Pompeii! It was like we were actually walking through a present-day Roman city… All the ...

Western Civ's Wonderful Time in Rome

Rome couldn’t have been better! We have all had such an amazing time in the Eternal City. Monday morning, we were off to the magnificent Borghese Gallery. Besides the Baroque art inside, the ...

Museos de Barcelona

There are many world-famous museums in Barcelona. I never thought of myself as the kind of person who would enjoy visiting museums, but the museums of Barcelona changed my mind. I’ve visited ...

Pueblo España

Time is flying by, and I can’t believe we only have a week and a half left in Spain! Lately, we have had a lot of free time and have been exploring the city more and more. Last night, we ...

Sunday in Cannes, Snorkeling in Villefranche-sur-Mer

This Sunday the students spent the afternoon in Cannes, enjoying the beautiful city and having fun. We all embraced our inner children on the Carousel de Cannes.         In the evening, we ...