My name is Kristen, and I am currently traveling from Florida to Aix-en-Provence. A couple days ago, on the 2nd of July, our group met at the Charles du Gaulle airport at the Air France terminal. After a few timid hellos we quickly began to make friends, and after a few minutes we were all talking excitedly about the trip to come. Our Abbey ...
As everyone settles in and gets accustomed to the new scenery, we are all so excited for what is to come! As we all met at JFK international airport, our nerves began to subside. Parents left, and everyone became friends instantly, sharing information about home and hopes for the trip. Jen, on of our staff advisors, had us make a bucket list ...
July 2- Today is my first day with Abbey Road. I am left at JFK airport once I have found the group, and we all go with our Abbey Road group leader, Jen, to receive our boarding passes and check our bags. We arrived at the airport early enough to comfortably pass through security, get to know our fellow peers, and grab a snack before leaving on ...
The traveling experience to get to Aix sure was one to remember. There were a couple unexpected difficulties, but it was all worth it once we got to the beautiful city. Aix-en-Provence, from what I've seen, is a quaint touristic and collegiate town. There are many young people wandering the streets. In these first couple days we have tasted ...
Here I am at last! After changing two planes and an exhausting seven hours stay in the Beauvais Airport in Paris, I finally made it to my destination, Aix-en-Provence! I haven't had the time to see anything around the city, but I swear I am already feeling the bel air of France. Afterall, the bel air is not something you can see or hear or ...
Abbey Road Programs' students arrived in St-Laurent-du-Var just yesterday! Today, we got started by touring the city with a local guide. But the main event occurred when the students got the very special opportunity to meet the town's mayor! In honor of the Fourth of July, the mayor was kind enough to play the national anthems of the United ...
For our second day in Aix, we had the great opportunity to see the Tour de France! The famous bike race runs 3000km around France, and this year the tour celebrates its 100th year! It was very exciting to see first the cars with ads giving candies, hats, pens, etc. to the crowd to increase suspense while waiting for the cyclists to pass by. ...
We've finally all arrived at La Résidence Ségurane, our home away from home for the summer. We are just north of the Vieux Port, in a really cool part of Nice. After we got everyone from the airport, we took a charter bus across town. Our trip was a little longer than normal as Le Tour de France had just passed through town and many of the ...
The students have arrived in Aix-en-Provence! After a long trip through airports, flight delays, and wandering suitcases, we welcomed all our students to the Aix program with a lot of excitement! After an introduction to their apartments, we all had dinner together in a relaxed atmosphere. Before we went to sleep ...