There are things we have to do, places we have to visit and people we have to meet; life is like a puzzle, which will keep on rearranging until it will take us to the right place at the right time. After all, timing is everything. All I have left to do now is to strongly believe that Aix-en-Provence is that place for me and that the month of ...
This was your second summer with Abbey Road, what drew you to Abbey Road the first time and what made you decide to go again? I started Abbey Road the summer after I stopped going to summer camp and I was looking for something to do that would be both productive and fun. My mom found it online and she sent me the link and I thought it looked ...
Overall, I cannot think of anything that would have made my summer program in Nice any better than it was; it was really perfect. In the town of Nice, there was so much opportunity to learn. Old Nice was filled with shops and markets, where the vendors rarely could speak any English. Near Old Nice, in Garibaldi Square, I made friends with some ...
What goals did you set for yourself this summer? What were your priorities during your Summer Abroad Program in Nice? I just wanted to increase my knowledge of the French language and improve all around because I was going to be taking AP French. I wanted to make sure I would be able to prepare myself as much as possible. I wanted to really ...
Along with several others from the group, I arrived at the Nice airport on Sunday, July 3. Right away the foreign feeling kicked in, as I knew I was no longer in the U.S. I met my host mom who picked me up at the airport and right away, speaking French it was! I knew it was the start to something great! I stayed with my host-parents in St. ...
Before embarking on this trip, I had hoped that it would change me from a mere tourist into a sophisticated world traveler. Through the significant amount of information provided at every sight we visited, as well as the numerous Symposium Seminars (group discussions), Abbey Road succeeded in making me the type of traveler I so desired to ...
The prospect of writing this essay is a bit daunting. There are so many aspects of my trip that deserve mention, but communicating the experiences in a manner that does them justice is a task I’m not sure I’m up for. After all, how do you explain the friendships made, the things learned, the growth and the maturation to anyone who didn’t ...