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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!

Cultural and Language Immersion in Cadiz, Spain

From joining an impromptu salsa dance circle in Plaza de Mina to organizing a cookout on the beach with your host family in Cádiz, you will have many opportunities to experience the infectious ...

Barcelona Highlights

Join our Abbey Road family in Barcelona for a summer of your lifetime! Live in your own private studio with a private bathroom, AC and fast-speed Internet. Enjoy fresh authentic food, be a savvy, ...

Spanish classes in Barcelona with Abbey Road

Spanish classes in Barcelona with Abbey Road Learn in a fun, interactive way, outside of the classroom (hence our Experiential Learning Method). Meet young people from Barcelona and make new ...

Last Week in Cadiz (Spanish class and more...)

Wednesday: Today’s Spanish class was pretty fun. Jaja we talked about how to say curse words in Spanish XD. In addition to this, we talked about taboo topics such as politics, death, and ...

by Student, Asha H. , Kansas City, MO

Cádiz Adventures Continue ...

Saturday Yayy it’s the weekend!! You know what that means? Day trips!! This weekend we went to Ronda!! It’s about 2ish hours from Cádiz so get ready to sleep, listen to music, or read on ...

by Student, Asha H. , Kansas City, MO

Classes and Excursions in Cádiz 2018

Happy hump day! Wow, these days have gone by so fast, I can’t believe it! One minute you’re arriving at the airport and the next almost two weeks have already gone by! As you already know, ...

by Student, Asha H. , Kansas City, MO

Travel Checklist for Cádiz

Travel Checklist for Cádiz It’s almost time!! Cádiz is so close I can feel it! Before I hop on my ten plus hour flight, there’s a couple of things left for me to do in Kansas City. ...

by Student, Asha H. , Kansas City, MO

Passport to Cádiz

Passport to Cádiz, Spain It’s April, which means just three short months until Cádiz, Spain! I’m so excited to be traveling for three weeks, but before I leave, I have to get some ...

by Student, Asha H. , Kansas City, MO

5 Tips to get your Spanish Immersion Rolling

Just Arrived in Spain? Here are 5 Tips to get your Spanish Immersion Rolling   Is Seville the destination for your Spanish Immersion? Congratulations! You’ve chosen one of the most ...

by Staff, Kristen Smith

The Benefits of Choosing a Homestay

When choosing between different study abroad programs and locations, one of the biggest questions you must ask yourself is, “where will I live?”  As students, often times we get caught up in ...

by Staff, Monet Timmons

Barcelona High School Spanish Immersion

Barcelona High School Spanish Immersion La Sagrada Familia ceiling Barcelona –  July 21st, 2015: On Tuesday for our morning Spanish class we went to the central park in Barcelona, where we ...

by Student, Eliza S. , North Carolina

Spain Teen Travel - Trip to Gibraltar

We had a very exciting first full weekend in Spain! Or should I say in the UK, as we left the country on Saturday to visit Gibraltar, the British overseas territory situated next to Spain. ...

by Student, Brendan O. , Cadiz, Spain