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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 at Jerez

Our day started off by meeting at the amazing train station of Cadiz, where we then took a train headed to Jerez. Once we arrived, we took a long but beautiful walk to El Parque Zoologico, ...

Cádiz and Beyond

Our time in Cádiz has been flying by. We are already coming to the end of another full week! We’ve spent the past few days seeing even more of the city. On Tuesday, we went to the Torre ...

More from Madrid and Toledo

These photos from our time in Madrid and a day trip to Toledo are just too good to pass up! An hour drive led us to this spot above the medieval city of Toledo. The narrow streets of Toledo twist ...

Northeastern and Boston University

Amid the business of SAT testing and college preparation courses, students have had the chance this week to visit two college campuses: Boston University and Northeastern. Home to the huskies, ...

Delayed Trains, Matisse, and More!

Our schedule for the past few days had to shift, because all the trains were delayed. Instead of letting that affect us, we worked around the problem, taking buses and having fun all the way. My ...

Salsa!

We have officially passed the halfway point of our stay in St-Laurent, and I cannot believe how fast it has flown by! The thought of this summer adventure coming to a close is unbearable, as both ...

A Climb, a Dance, and a Goodbye

Yesterday was by far our most physically exhausting day, as we spent the morning climbing to one of Athens’s highest points, the famous Lykavitos. Towering nearly 300 meters above sea ...

Visiting Nice

The other night, we went to Nice as a group. We shared a quaint dinner on the beach, trying all of the niçoises specialties like socca (a salted crêpe with a soy bean base that is baked rather ...

Nice Adventures!

Yesterday, we had a lovely time in Nice–doing pottery, enjoying some time in the temperate water, and having a picnic on the beach featuring original Southern French cuisine. We got to try ...

St. Laurent Visits Nice

Our day started off with our regular French class. We spend about one hour in the classroom doing structured lessons, then leave the residence and do more interactive activities. Today, my class ...

Football and Pétanque with the Students in Nice!

The group went to Nice where they met up with Abbey Road students staying in Nice. Some played a match of  football, while others chose to play the famous game pétanque! -Leslie ...

Half Way Through Aix!

Coucou! As we officially pass the halfway mark of our trip in Aix-en-Provence, it is amazing how well we have already acquainted ourselves with the French culture and language. As I sit in a book ...