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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!

Paris Plages

The “Paris Plages” have a place in the national image that is as cemented in old photos and paintings as the Eiffel Tower and the pyramid of the Louvre. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, ...

by Staff, Anthea Mitchell

Normandy, France

Our newly developed troop began in a little town. A small, special place in all of our hearts… Normandy, France. The simple and short stay created friendships and a family bonding of sorts. We ...

by Student, Jacqueline H. , Modern Europe

Global Teen in a Domestic World

There is saying that goes somewhere along the lines of you need to find a place to call home that can be your Paris. What this means is that you need to find a location to live and work that is as ...

by Student, Marissa Muller

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

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.

A Moveable Feast

Saying goodbye to a city has never been easy, but one can scarcely protest when the next stop is the “City of Lights.” Truly one of the most beautiful places in the world, it becomes ...