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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!

Graffiti Art

To close off an amazing experience of art in Florence, both my art classes were given the opportunity to let loose and use our creative sides to make graffiti art. We were taken to a magnificent ...

Fortune Favors the Bold

We woke up this morning only to be struck by the strange and cruel realization that today was our last in Rome. It is absurd – almost unfair – to think how swiftly time has slipped by ...

The Work of An Artist Is Never Over

Well, it is officially the end of our first week here in Firenze, and all I can say is, “I have had an amazing couple of days!” Like I stated in my previous blog, my visual arts class ...

Florence: Home of the Arts

I’m cramming this blog in the wee hours of the night after a jam-packed day filled with an abundance of non-stop art! Starting the day off with a morning walk (we do a lot of walking!) to ...

First Day of Classes in Florence!

The past few days have been amazing! I’m am shocked by how much beauty one city can have in so many different parts of it. Whether it’s the intricate details on the historical ...

Class Is In Session

This Monday commenced the official beginning of Abbey Road’s Florence program! Thankfully recovering from our cumbersome jet lag, we were whisked out of our apartments to start the major and ...

First Sunday in Fiesole

Today we all were greeted by a bright, sunny (and hot!!!) Florentine morning. What better way to spend our first Sunday in Toscana than a day trip to the hilltop town of Fiesole! We took a city ...

What Does Summer Have In Store?

I am extremely excited to spend this upcoming summer with Abbey Road Programs in Florence! I will be attending the Florence program, which I chose because of its rich history in artwork and ...

The Epicenter of The Rennaisance

Hello! My name is Brittany, and I am sixteen-years-old. I live in New York, and I am going to Florence and Rome with Abbey Road Programs this summer! I think excited is an understatement for how I ...

A Summer of Endless Artistic and Architectural Experiences

It has been a long time coming, but it seems my trip to Florence, Italy is just beyond the horizon… My name is Ethan, I am sixteen-years-old, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to ...