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!

Water sports on the French Riviera

Snorkeling, kayaking, paddle boating, swimming, parasailing, sailing and more with our programs in Nice and St. ...

The Benefits of Choosing a Homestay

When choosing between different study abroad programs and locations, one of the biggest questions you must ask yourself is, “where will I live?”  As students, often times we get caught up in ...

by Staff, Monet Timmons

How Abbey Road Programs Made Me College-Ready

How Abbey Road Programs Made Me College-Ready Through Abbey Road Programs’ French immersion experience in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, students have the opportunity to live with other program ...

by Student, Brendan Carchidi

Herbes de Provence

This past Tuesday, the group returned to Nice to learn more about local life. Instead of a more formal class in the morning, the group was given the chance to explore the nearby market, complete ...

by Student, Natalie B. , Saint Laurent-du-Var, France

St. Laurent-du-Var!

It’s been a week since the group arrived in St. Laurent-du-Var! While we arrived only last Monday, our time has already been packed with lots of activities. The first day, we landed in the Nice ...

by Student, Natalie B. , Saint Laurent-du-Var, France

Adventures in Nice!

On Thursday we had, of course, our regular morning classes. After lunch, we headed towards Nice! We were allowed many different options while in Nice. Sports, pottery, visiting a candy store, and ...

by Student, Sydney A. , Georgia

San Remo and St Paul du Vence

Two weeks have already flown by! These past few days have been filled with many languages- not only French and English but also Italian! Arthur, the head of Abbey Road, came for a visit on ...

by Student, Eliza S. , North Carolina

Bastille Day!

Yesterday was a normal start to any other day, wake up, breakfast, walk to our meeting place, and classes. After lunch we went to Villefranche. Here we split up into two groups; one went ...

by Student, Sydney A. , Georgia

Snorkeling in Nice

I woke up Tuesday morning filled with excitement for the day to come- we were going snorkeling! I have never had the opportunity to do this before, so of course I was extremely eager to ...

by Student, Eliza S. , North Carolina

Fantastic weekend leading into our second week!

On Saturday, we visited the Picasso museum in Antibes. Beautiful views of the ocean outside accompanied with interesting thought-provoking art pieces inside. After lunch, we made our way to the ...

by Student, Sydney A. , Georgia

Antibes and Cannes

The group has officially made it through a week! After one Semaine of great activity, we started off the weekend in Antibes, a small town just 20 minutes away from St. Laurent. It was really ...

by Student, Eliza S. , North Carolina

Parasailing and Musee Matisse

Yesterday, Thursday July 9th, we participated in one of our most exciting activities yet… parasailing! I was so excited for this activity even before I came to France, because I have never done ...

by Student, Eliza S. , North Carolina