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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!

When In…The French Riviera

The French Riviera – the Mediterranean coast of southern France – is a popular destination for celebrities and tourists alike. I took a guided tour of the French Riviera and traveled along the ...

by Staff, Jolie Blair , Sun Valley, Idaho

Water sports on the French Riviera

Snorkeling, kayaking, paddle boating, swimming, parasailing, sailing and more with our programs in Nice and St. ...

Nice 2018 Experience Part 2

Today was another awesome day in France! I started off this morning with a chocolate croissant and some orange juice in the kitchen with my friends Courtney, Lily, and Ella. After breakfast, we ...

by Student, Arianna R. , Quito, Ecuador

Classes and Excursions in Québec City

A typical week in the Québec City program at University Laval consists of class time balanced with exciting excursions! Business and Marketing Class: One of my favorite parts about my time here ...

by Student, Maddie L. , Providence, Rhode Island

Summer Weekend in Québec City

It has been a beautiful weekend here in Quebec City with a bright sun and a cool Canadian summer breeze. After a week of settling in, getting used to campus life, assimilating with the Québecois ...

by Student, Maddie L. , Providence, Rhode Island

Traveling from Quito to Nice

Traveling from Quito to Nice My mother and I were looking for a program where I could practice my french but at the same time learning photography, and doing some sports. The timing was very hard ...

by Student, Arianna R. , Quito, Ecuador

Great Literature to Encourage the New Language Learner

Great Literature to Encourage the New Language Learner Learning a new language is an incredible challenge, both academically and emotionally. The latter aspect isn’t always given enough thrift, ...

by Staff, Anthea Mitchell

Spanish and French Pre-Summer Tutoring

Abbey Road is excited to announce that in order to help our high school students make the best of their study abroad experience and improve their French and Spanish Language fluency, we will ...

French classes have begun!

Today was our first day of French classes. We spent an hour in the classroom, then spent the rest of the class period talking to people we found in town. Counterintuititively, class was one of ...

by Student, Carolyn M. , Connecticut

Summer Program in France / Post-Departure Reflection ....

Prior to my summer program in France with Abbey Road, I wished to immerse myself in the French culture, expand my French vocabulary, and generally have a better understanding of the French ...

by Student, Student Blogger

Recognition of French Culture

https://handluggageonly.co.uk/2018/03/31/10-things-to-do-in-nice-france/ It seems like no matter where I go, there is an homage paid to French Culture. There are many things throughout the world ...

by Student, Marissa Muller

St. Tropez

by Grant T. For the past few days, we have been on many trips to Nice and also to St. Tropez. For the whole day on Sunday, we got to tour and discover all of St. Tropez. It is a city with a lot of ...