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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!

Counting Down 'Til Summer

I am beyond excited to embark on such an incredible adventure as well as to gain an insight to the beautiful Italian language! I cannot wait to meet new people and forge bonds I am sure will last ...

Cooking, Speaking Italian, and Seeing the Sights

My name is Anthony, and I will be going on Abbey Road Program’s Florence-Rome trip this summer. I am very excited to have this great opportunity to study abroad in Italy! I am three quarters ...

The Epicenter of The Rennaisance

Hello! My name is Brittany, and I am sixteen-years-old. I live in New York, and I am going to Florence and Rome with Abbey Road Programs this summer! I think excited is an understatement for how I ...

A Summer of Endless Artistic and Architectural Experiences

It has been a long time coming, but it seems my trip to Florence, Italy is just beyond the horizon… My name is Ethan, I am sixteen-years-old, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to ...

Cadiz Session 1 is on Its Way!

The students arrive in just a couple of hours! All is ready here, Cadiz staff included, and we are very excited to get this program started! Soon after arriving, the students will get to meet ...

Counting the Days to Cádiz

I am counting the days until I leave for Cádiz. Cádiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is also the oldest city in Spain and currently the home port of the Spanish Navy. I cannot ...

Dancing through Cádiz

Hello, my name is Dana, and I am a Student Ambassador for this year’s Abbey Road program in Cádiz, Spain! I am seventeen-years-old, and I’m from Wilmington, Delaware. This is my first ...

Bonjour, je m'appelle Brendan!

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Tongue-Tied & Tremulous

I’m sitting on the couch in my living room, the only calm spot in a sea of frenetic energy, as my mother tries to pack for our return home to Ghana. I’m struggling to come up with something to ...

Nervous, but Ready for Adventure!

My name is Anna, and I am 15-years-old. I will be traveling to Nice, France this summer! This will be my first time participating in an Abbey Road Programs trip and my first time to France. ...

Speaking French Opens New Doors of Opportunity

Studying French has opened new doors of opportunity for me, one of which is being able to leave the comfort of the United States and travel to a foreign country for one month! After looking into ...