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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!


Rome and Florence

Our last full day in Rome was started with an early morning. We all rose and headed out for a long walk, and we discovered that our instructors had set up a scavenger hunt for us. Our teams roamed ...

by Student, Maya C. & Carlos C.

The Homestay Experience In France

One of the biggest reasons that I chose to come to the St. Laurent program was because of the homestay. This means that you can live with a host family during your whole stay during the program. I ...

by Student, Grant T.

Water Sports in Nice

It’s been an exciting few days here in St. Laurent du Var! Sunday, we drove to St. Tropez, which is known as a vacation destination for the rich and famous, even more-so than the rest of the ...

by Student, Kathryn K.

Out of the Blue

It can be hard to recall just how much has happened so far on this trip. New, wonderful memories quickly fill up my head every day, which is great and overwhelming at the same time. Frankly, you ...

by Student, Riley H.

A Fun-filled Week in France

Tuesday started off with our usual French courses which included going out and talking to the locals. We all had a picnic lunch and then we took the train to Villefranche, a gorgeous bay on the ...

by Student, Kathryn K.

Week 1 in Florence - Time Flies!

Florence Session 1 is off to a fantastic start!  From the moment our students turned the corner onto the picturesque little cobble-stone street that we call home for the duration of our program, ...

by Staff, Carrie Osborn , Florence Session 1 Program Director

My Second Abbey Road Trip: Modern Civilization!

This will be my second year traveling with Abbey Road. Last year I went on the Western Civilization program. My brother Jason also went on 2 Abbey Road Program trips: Western Civ and Barcelona. ...

by Student, Student Blogger