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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!

Je Suis Arrivée!

I’ve made it! After a total of 12 hours on a plane, je suis arrivée à St-Laurent-du-Var! It is more beautiful than I could ever have imagined, and everyone in the program is absolutely ...

A Visit to Marseille

Aix is a really quiet town and easy to cross in less than 20 minutes, but Marseille is the second largest city in France, and it was a colorful and impressive contrast for the students to ...

Looking Forward to My Stay Chez les Mulet

After two less-than comfortable flights in ‘Economy’ seating, I made my way to Saint-Laurent-du-Var in the beautiful region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. I was the first student to arrive ...

Last Day in Salzburg

Today students took a breather, having a free morning to either explore the castle perched above the town or stroll through the beautiful streets of Salzburg in search of chocolate and gifts for ...

My First Taste of French Life

My first day in Saint-Laurent-du-Var was amazing! Exhausting, but amazing. It was wonderful meeting my host mother, who is an absolute sweetheart, and the town itself is incredibly beautiful. ...

My First Day in Nice

We are finally in Nice! After out own independent voyages to our meeting place, JFK Airport, and an eight hour cramped, uncomfortable, and mostly sleepless plane ride, we arrived at our final ...

From Strangers to Friends

As I arrived to the airport in New York and approached the Abbey Road group, I had no idea what was in store… Thankfully, I slept the entire 7-hour flight and awoke just as we landed in ...

Bonjour, Tout le Monde!

My name is Kristen, and I am currently traveling from Florida to Aix-en-Provence. A couple days ago, on the 2nd of July, our group met at the Charles du Gaulle airport at the Air France terminal. ...

Bonjour de Provence!

As everyone settles in and gets accustomed to the new scenery, we are all so excited for what is to come! As we all met at JFK international airport, our nerves began to subside. Parents left, and ...

Aix is Unlike Any Place I've Been Before

July 2– Today is my first day with Abbey Road. I am left at JFK airport once I have found the group, and we all go with our Abbey Road group leader, Jen, to receive our boarding passes and ...

What's Summer Without Baseball and Fireworks?

This was the last week of College Prep Session 1, and it went out with a bang (or a the boom of fireworks, anyway…)! On Tuesday, we headed to the one place all visitors must go to be able to ...

Aix-en-Provence: A Touristic and Collegiate Town

The traveling experience to get to Aix sure was one to remember. There were a couple unexpected difficulties, but it was all worth it once we got to the beautiful city. Aix-en-Provence, from what ...