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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!

Day 4: Barcelona

Today will be my fourth day in Barcelona. So far, I’ve been able to see much of the city. Yesterday, we went to the beach for a couple of hours. (pictures linked below) The sun was very ...

by Student, Teressa D. , Barcelona, 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

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

Boston, Session 1

  For starters, the Abbey Roads College Prep program has been an amazing experience for me and I encourage any fellow hard-working student to seize this opportunity if they have the chance. ...

by Student, Kenley W. , Boston, USA

Normandy, France

Our newly developed troop began in a little town. A small, special place in all of our hearts… Normandy, France. The simple and short stay created friendships and a family bonding of sorts. We ...

by Student, Jacqueline H. , Modern Europe

Adios New York y Hola Barcelona!

After two hours into the flight, it had finally sunk in that those of us flying from JFK had officially begun our Summer 2016 journey with Abbey Road. Looking around the airplane I noticed my 26 ...

by Student, Hanna I. , Barcelona, Spain

First Day of Class

  Today was the first day of classes and full independence in Florence. I chose my major as film and cinema and my minor as Italian language studies. We started off the day with our major ...

by Student, Luke A. , Florence, Italy

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

Exploring Cádiz

I want to tell you about my experience in Abbey Road‘s Cádiz program. These past several days have been incredible and we’ve had ample time to explore and get to know the wonderful ...

by Student, Madelyn E. , Cadiz, Spain

My very first day in Italy.

After a long day of jet lag and airport travels I successfully had a great first day in Florence, from eating a delicious mushroom pizza in a local restaurant near our hotel, to walking and ...

by Student, Roslyn D. , Florence, Italy

¡Estamos en España! (Part 2)

Photo By: Madelyn E. The adventure has begun! After a very long day of traveling, I am happy to report that the entire group has safely made it to Cádiz. Most of us have miraculously recovered ...

by Student, Madelyn E. , Cadiz, Spain