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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 friends from all over the world! Find out more by visiting our Barcelona Program ...

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, but anyone who’s ever stumbled over a question or greeting in a language other than their first, knows that it takes courage to publically ...

by Staff, Anthea Mitchell

5 Things in Your Room Right Now That Could Help You Learn a Language

If you have dreams of studying abroad with a program like Abbey Road, you’re going to want to at least have a basic grip on the language of the country you’ll be staying in. You don’t have to speak like a native to get by, but it is a lot more fun if you can understand what locals are saying to each other as they pass by you on the ...

by Staff, Jessica A. Scott

5 Productive (but fun!) Summer Activities

5 Productive (but fun!) Summer Activities Although sitting on your couch and watching everything Netflix has to offer sounds ideal at first, it can get boring very fast (trust me). On top of that, your parents might be breathing down your neck for you to be productive during the break, and your resume probably does need some sprucing up. But ...

by Staff, Jolie Blair , Sun Valley, Idaho

Jumping Back Into the Real World After Studying Abroad

Jumping Back Into the Real World You’ve just had the most incredible experience studying abroad with Abbey Road Programs. You’ve said your goodbyes to your new friends, host family, classmates, and teachers. You have integrated into a new culture and learned more about yourself than you might have imagined.  You have dined, explored, ...

by Staff, Andrea Abbate

5 Tips and Tricks to Being A Respectful American While Abroad

  5 Tips and Tricks to Being A Respectful American While Abroad   Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KW6RO8Rcs 1. Respect the Culture Going abroad is an amazing experience that opens your eyes to many different things. That being said, much of what you see is not “normal” or what you are used to from your home ...

A Fantastic Start to A More Fantastic First Week in Nice, France

A Fantastic Start to A More Fantastic First Week in Nice, France   July 18 I was running frantically through the German airport thinking I was in the wrong terminal when suddenly I remembered there was a girl who was going to go to be on the same flight as me to get to Abbey Road's Program in Nice! I decided to text her and ask her if ...

by Student, Juliana G. , Nice

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 be offering complimentary language tutoring and conversational sessions to all interested students prior to the summer.   These online ...

Spanish Lifestyle and Culture

Over the past couple of days, our group has been delving even deeper into Spanish Lifestyle & Culture.  In class, we spent an entire day learning about the Spanish education system.  We learned that it differs slightly from America's education system, especially at the university level.  There are many scholarships available for ...

by Student, Brendan O. , Cadiz, Spain

Moorish Mosques, Tapas, and Aqualand

Thursday we started the day off with a short class and then took the bus to Jerez de la Frontera. In Jerez, we explored the last of the city's eight mosques with its evidence of both Moor and Catholic influence in its architecture and design. Its Islamic influence is easily identifiable through the keyhole-shaped doorways, star-shaped pond ...

by Student, Rachel P. , Cadiz, Spain