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SYLVIA PLATH, THE BELL JAR

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St-Laurent-du-Var Goes to Monaco and Eze

Today we went to Monaco in the morning and visited the Musée Océanographique and the palais princier. Later in the the afternoon, we went to Eze, a little medieval village where the famous ...

A Visit to Monaco and Eze

To kick off our month of excursions, we traveled west from Nice to Monaco on Saturday. There we toured le Musée Océanographique and afterwards took a tour of the Prince’s Palace. After ...

The Fourth of July and Saying Goodbye

Hello! As you all know, Thursday (July 4th) was America’s birthday! That night, we went to the Cambridge side of the Charles River to see the Boston Pops play, and there were so many people! ...

Modern Civ Off Again!

Day 13 and we are off again! Leaving at eight in the morning, we were on the road to Vienna and arrived at noon. After a quick lunch, students checked into their apartments, unpacked a bit, and ...

First Day in Cadiz

Yesterday was my first day in Cadiz, and it was incredible! After spending a whole day getting here, it was good to be able to relax and enjoy this beautiful city with my new friends. It was ...

The Too-Huge World, the Next Crazy Venture, and Sad Good-byes to College Prep Session One!

Two weeks, twenty class sessions, four essays, four practice exams, and five college visits later, Session One of College Prep has wrapped. The time flew by, and it will be a shame to say good ...

Welcome to Cádiz!

I am so glad that we’re finally in Spain! We arrived late Thursday afternoon, because of a few airplane delays and troubles, and we were welcomed by our host families and the students who ...

Photos from the First Full Day of Cadiz Session 2

Our students went through orientation for the first part of the day, and then we headed to the beach to relax some more and catch up with the Spanish schedule. Orientation day at La Salle ...

Jet Lag and Adventure in St-Laurent-du-Var

These past 3 days have been full of jet lag and adventure! The first day, everyone went to their homestay family and got to know them a little bit better. My family welcomed my roommate and I to a ...

Sunsets and Crepes in Nice

Things are off and running in Nice. We spent our first full day doing our placement exams, followed by orientation. It was such a nice day that we decided to stay in the local pétanque park all ...

Dinner at the Beach

This evening, we went to a restaurant called Dylano right on the beach. -Leslie Faucheux Related Program: St-Laurent-du-Var Summer program in France-French Language Program and Studies in the ...

A Fourth of July Français

After a long day of traveling and resting with our homestay family upon our arrival, we finally spent our first day as a group. We went through the Abbey Road Programs orientation, learning about ...