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Welcome to the Summer Program and Teen Travel Blog !
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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!

Bucket List

Monday morning, we were all really tired from the night before, but Sophie and Jen surprised us with a fun class at a cafe. That afternoon, we had our elective classes, and for dinner we made ...

Always Something New to Discover

Wednesday is now over, and we are moving into the second half of this week. In the days since Bastille Day, we have surely been keeping busy. Waking up and going to class on Monday morning was a ...

Aix-en-Provence: Half Way Through!

It has been a simple, but fun week.  We started off our class on Monday with a cafe debate about marriage in France.  We learned that it is becoming less common for young people to get married; ...

Back to The Sea

The sea has always been a mystery for people; they’ve always been fascinated by the sea. Through history, the sea has been associated with depth, with gods, with impossible love, with ...

A Day Full of New Things to Learn

Yesterday, after French class, we went to visit the Calissons d’ Aix factory, where a sweet almond candy famous to Aix is manufactured. We discovered its history and the process by which it ...

Weekend and Water Fun in Aix

It was our second weekend in Aix, and again it was an excellent one! On Saturday, we traveled to Quison, a small village in Verdon surrounded by vineyards, hills, and rivers. After visiting the ...

Hello Again from Aix-en-Provence!

The last few days have been so much fun. From learning a traditional French dance to watching Bastille Day fireworks, we are definitely making memories that will last a lifetime! Thursday night, ...

Reconnecting with New Friends

Thursday was a pretty typical day. In the afternoon after our lunch break, we went to the swimming pool again and had a stipend dinner. Later that night though we had balleti dance, which is ...

Aix Perfection

Here I am on Bastille Day, drinking tea at a perfect cafe and having a chat with my friends. It is almost unbelievable that two weeks have already passed… It feels like so little, but at ...

Keep Discovering Aix

We continue our adventures in Aix… On Thursday afternoon, we visited a contemporary art exhibition at the Pavillon Vandôme, a baroque building with its jardin à la française. That ...

Second Week in Aix

On Monday, we started the regular rhythm of our program in Aix. Every morning, our students have French class with our teachers, Sophie and Jen. All classes are divided in two parts: The first ...

A Day in Aix-en-Provence

Bonjour again from Aix-en-Provence! The first week of classes is quickly coming to a close. With French classes every morning and either art or French conversation in the afternoon, students are ...