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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!

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 ...

Snorkeling and Salsa

The St-Laurent-du-Var Abbey Road group headed to Villefranche to spend time on the beach, and we had the option to snorkel. I chose to snorkel with some friends and other students, so we took the ...

Cannes and Macarons

Mmmmm… Macaron, je t’aime. The way you have a hard outer shell but then melt in my mouth with your soft inner core… mhmmm. I love you when you are lavender, I love you when you ...

Villefranche and Sandy Beaches

Monday was quite relaxing. We had a normal day of classes in the morning, followed by electives later. During free time, I went to the mall with Amy and Reede to find something to wear to the ...

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

We have less than a week here, and I can’t believe it. This whole experience has gone by so quickly… It seems like just yesterday we were all standing at JFK introducing ourselves and ...

Cannes, Karl Lagerfeld, and a Recording Studio

Bonjour! Sunday, we all went back to Cannes, and for good reason; the weather is flawless, and the shopping is exquisite! Luckily, a few of my friends from home were in Cannes, and I was able to ...

Street Performers, Birthdays, and Kebabs

It has been an exciting last couple of days in Aix! On Sunday, we woke up early to take a bus to Avignon. Luckily for us, there was a theater festival happening while we were there, and the ...

Traveling Back in Time

Provence is known for its production of lavender; it can be used as a remedy, as a decoration, or as an application product. Sunday, we went to a lavender museum and learned how they made lavender ...

A Day in Avignon

The past couple of days, we have had our typical weekday routine of French classes and learning activities, interspersed with small trips to a café or the pool; but the departure from the ...

Time Really Flies When You're Having Fun

The last week of the program is here, and I can’t believe it. It feels like we just got here a couple days ago… Fortunately we started it off with a celebration, because Monday July ...

Last Art Class and Lizz's Birthday

For our last art class, I took my students to the place where Cezanne himself used to paint: Mont Sainte-Victoire. From this very vantage point, he made 11 oil paintings using different styles and ...

The Wonders of Avignon

Avignon, nougat ice-cream, Le Palais des Papes, watching acrobats performing in the street, Le Pont d’Avignon, mousse de chocolat, the scent of lavender, all seasoned with music coming from ...