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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!

History of a Name

Last year for Chinese New Year I was invited to my friend’s house for dinner. We sat with his parents and in discussion of the celebration we started talking about his parents’ childhood in ...

by Student, George H.

Three Days in Rome

by Keara S. & Elena D. Even though we could never get tired of living in Florence, our teachers surprised us with a three-day trip to Rome as a vacation from our daily routines in Florence. ...

Last Days in Athens

by Maya C. & Carlos C. By the time we reached the top of the mountain our feet were aching, our breathing was heavy, and everyone wanted to collapse. Grabbing hold of our knees to keep from ...

Athens, Greece

by Carlos C. & Maya C. We didn’t realize Jasmine was married when we first left for Greece. Conversation on the planes were a little awkward at first, (as to be expected) but we thought ...

Merci, Paris!

We have arrived in the city of lights: Paris! After spending around two weeks in Italy, I had to change from saying Grazie (thank you in Italian) to Merci. After saying Gratis to numerous ...

d'Orsay, Les Invalides, and the Arc de Triomphe

After a hearty breakfast of croissants and coffee, we traveled along the Seine’s left bank until we reached the Musée d’Orsay. Housed in a beautifully converted train station, the ...

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 ...

Duomo Arigato...

Located near the Piazza Veccio, the Uffizi Gallery is Florence’s most eminent art museum. It boasts an impressive collection of works by Michaelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, and Leonardo Da ...

Last Day in Firenze

Today is definitely a bittersweet one. All of us are completely fulfilled with what we’ve gained from the city of Florence, but at the same time, we don’t want to leave. We spent the ...

Rome

Week 2 of our trek across Europe was in Rome! Day one of our stay consisted of a road trip to Pompeii! It was like we were actually walking through a present-day Roman city… All the ...

Western Civ's Wonderful Time in Rome

Rome couldn’t have been better! We have all had such an amazing time in the Eternal City. Monday morning, we were off to the magnificent Borghese Gallery. Besides the Baroque art inside, the ...

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 ...