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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!

Modern Civ Day 8 = Great!

We headed out early in the morning for a tram ride through the old town area to the other side of the Vltava (the Moldau) River and the Castle area. Students toured the enormous castle complex, ...

Halfway Through College Prep Session One in Boston: A Photo Essay

Romane, Kimon, and Gabriela working hard in class! It’s hard to believe that tomorrow will be July, and Session 1 of Abbey Road’s College Prep program will be more than halfway done! The ...

Learning and Living at Stanford University

Hi, my name is John. I’ll be a freshman in high school next fall and will be attending Abbey Road’s Leadership Academy this summer at Stanford University. The main reason I want to attend this ...

My Expectations for a Summer Full of Fun at Abbey Road

To travel with Abbey Road Programs is a great opportunity for anybody, and I am truly blessed to be able to experience it this summer. Stanford has a great campus, and hopefully while on my trip ...

A Dream Come True

This summer I will be going on the Western Civilization trip with Abbey Road Programs. On the trip, I am looking forward to seeing the Parthenon in Athens, because it is one of the oldest ...

A Traveling Rookie

Hi! My name is Dontay Downer, but no, I’m not going down under for this trip… Abbey Road Programs will be taking me, a traveling rookie, to four of the largest cities in Europe! During the ...

Andalusian Paradise

All is going very well here in our little Andalusian paradise. Yesterday we visited the Cadiz Cathedral, a beautiful and strange structure that sits alongside the ocean in old Cadiz. The students ...

Learning About College Admissions and the SAT

My name is Nicholas, I am 15-years-old, and I will be entering my sophomore year of high school in August. I was born in Frankfurt, Germany and have never lived in the United States despite the ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

Excited to Experience College Life

On June 23rd, I’m flying from Paris to Boston to attend Abbey Road’s College Prep summer program at Emerson College. I’m so excited! Attending a summer camp to prepare my college ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

I’m Going to Spain!

I can’t believe that in a few weeks I will arrive in Spain! I’m so excited and also a little nervous about my month-long stay in Barcelona and Madrid. I’ve never been to Spain, and I’ve ...

School's Almost Out For a Spanish Summer

I can’t believe school’s almost over, and in one month I will be on my way to Spain! I am going on the Barcelona-Madrid Spanish Cultural Immersion trip with Abbey Road Programs. I am ...

What Does Summer Have In Store?

I am extremely excited to spend this upcoming summer with Abbey Road Programs in Florence! I will be attending the Florence program, which I chose because of its rich history in artwork and ...