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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!

News from Cadiz

This week in Cadiz has been really busy. We started off by going to Torunos for a bike ride and kayaking. Then we ended the day by going to watch Despicable Me 2 in Spanish. On Sunday morning, ...

A Weekend in Cádiz

Although I’ve been enjoying my classes, I was so excited for a change of schedule and for the weekend to begin! We started Saturday morning by going on an excursion to Los Toruños, a national ...

Weekend and Water Fun in Aix

It was our second weekend in Aix, and again it was an excellent one! On Saturday, we traveled to Quison, a small village in Verdon surrounded by vineyards, hills, and rivers. After visiting the ...

Where is the Face of Barcelona?

Greetings from! One Spanish language group has just returned from seeking the face of Barcelona. Yes, she has a face, and if you know how to ask, you can find it. They used their new vocabulary of ...

A Weekend of Fun in Boston

Students enjoyed a busy weekend of academics and fun in Boston. Saturday, they toured some of Boston’s famous historic sites on the Freedom Trail, including the Boston Common, the Granary ...

Fireworks, Jeux de Cartes, and Enchiladas? Oui, Merci!

Last night, we enjoyed a wonderful picnic sur la plage and watched the fireworks set off for Bastille Day! Today, the group got together for a nice day of free time in the city, and my family ...

La Fête Nationale

Although I was not able to spend the Fourth of July at home in the U.S., I was able to make an entirely new and exciting holiday memory- Bastille Day! We spent a beautiful afternoon in Antibes, a ...

This Trip Keeps Getting Better and Better!

Friday night we had the option of going to either a jazz concert or an outdoor flea market/carnival, and I chose the latter. There were charming artisans selling their handmade goods and some ...

Bonne Fête Nationale!

We commemorated la Prise de la Bastille in typical French style by enjoying a big picnic dinner on the beach before watching les feux d’artifices (fireworks)! -Brendan Summer Programs in ...

Bastille Day Fireworks in St-Laurent

Bastille Day fireworks at the beach in St-Laurent-du-Var Another shot of Bastille Day festivities at the beach in St-Laurent-du-Var -Leslie Faucheux Discover our programs in France ...

Cannes

Saturday, for our weekend excursion, we took a 50-minute train ride to Cannes. A few others and I decided to leave on an earlier train, so we could have more free time to explore Cannes and the ...

Cannes, Surprises, and Fireworks

This weekend has definitely been an exciting one! Saturday, we all ventured to Cannes! Many of us spent our days shopping, while others went to the beach… I was lucky to have partaken in both. ...