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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!

Daily Updates for High School Spanish Summer Programs

The following is an entry from our Directors’ Blog about our High School Spanish Summer Programs in Cadiz, Spain, written by the Program Director, Chris “Pancho” Bond.  While ...

by Staff, Chris Bond , Cádiz Program Director

Spanish Lifestyle and Culture

Over the past couple of days, our group has been delving even deeper into Spanish Lifestyle & Culture.  In class, we spent an entire day learning about the Spanish education system.  We ...

by Student, Brendan O. , Cadiz, Spain

Subterranean Cádiz, and La Mezquita in Córdoba

Getting ready for the Zipline Course! This past weekend has been great! Saturday morning we took the bus out to go do a zipline course. We put on harnesses and worked our way through the treetop ...

by Student, Rachel P. , Cadiz, Spain

Moorish Mosques, Tapas, and Aqualand

Thursday we started the day off with a short class and then took the bus to Jerez de la Frontera. In Jerez, we explored the last of the city’s eight mosques with its evidence of both Moor ...

by Student, Rachel P. , Cadiz, Spain

Water Sports and Tapas Contest

This week has been going by in a flash.  Tuesday we finally got the opportunity to go surfing at La Cortadura, one of the best beaches in Cádiz.  Surfing is one of my favorite things to do when ...

by Student, Brendan O. , Cadiz, Spain

Surf and Study in Cadiz

Tuesday morning we spent time in classes and then walked to the University of Cádiz to explore the library. We discussed Spanish literature and took a look at the books. I chose a book comprised ...

by Student, Rachel P. , Cadiz, Spain

Café y Conversación

Today was my first day of classes in Cádiz. During class, we discussed an article about la golpe military de Argentina and then went out to talk to the locals about the culture of Cádiz. The ...

by Student, Rachel P. , Cadiz, Spain

Final Days in Cádiz

It’s almost impossible to believe that my last day in Cádiz has come so quickly. Two weeks really flew by, and I wish so badly that I could stay here for longer. It feels like so long ago ...

by Student, Madelyn E. , Cadiz, Spain

Off to Gibraltar!

We had a very exciting first full weekend in Spain! Or should I say in the UK, as we left the country on Saturday to visit Gibraltar, the British overseas territory situated next to Spain. ...

by Student, Madelyn E. , Cadiz, Spain

Visiting Britain... in Spain

Rock of Gibraltar Let metell you about my summer abroad in Spain .On Saturday we took our second excursion, this time to Gibraltar.  Gibraltar is not actually part of Spain; it is part of ...

by Student, Brendan O. , Cadiz, Spain

Bolonia, Vejer, and the Marketplace

I cannot believe that we have almost been in Spain for an entire week. The days fly by here and I wish there was a way to freeze time so our days in Cádiz never have to end. Thursday was an ...

by Student, Madelyn E. , Cadiz, Spain

Tuscan Cuisine & Fashion!

Over the course of these last two days, we’ve experienced our classes with Abbey Road! Classes range from fashion to Tuscan cuisine and all exhibit authentic Italian lifestyles in many ways. ...

by Student, Roslyn D. , Florence, Italy