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Antibes and Cannes

The group has officially made it through a week! After one Semaine of great activity, we started off the weekend in Antibes, a small town just 20 minutes away from St. Laurent. It was really beautiful, filled with sandy/rocky beaches and gorgeous ocean views! We began our day in Antibes at the Picasso museum, which happens to be the ...

by Student, Eliza S. , North Carolina

Biking, Kayaking and Phoenician Ruins

On Saturday, the group participated in its second Saturday excursion by venturing to Los Toriños for Biking and Kayaking. After a 20 minute bus ride from Cádiz, we put down our bags, put on our helmets, picked out our bikes and were quickly off on our ride. We leisurely biked down the dirt paths as we gazed out at the beautiful salt water ...

by Student, Robert C. , Connecticut

Villefranche

Today was an exhausting but an exhilaratingly fun-filled day in Nice. Our morning had started off with fresh croissants from the nearest bakery, followed by a daily French lesson and a short excursion to a nearby Russian church. Although it was closed, we still got the chance to marvel at the fun-filled architecture. After this, we had ...

by Student, Sophie S. , Pennsylvania

Los Actividades

On Wednesday night, the whole group went to Caleta beach for a sports night. We played volleyball, soccer, and Frisbee as took pictures as the sun set over the water.  At one point, several students got into a quite heated round off competition. Surprisingly, some locals were still on the beach at eleven at night. Hotel Atlantico ...

by Student, Robert C. , Connecticut

Lessons learned while taking a Flamenco class!

Friday, July 10, 2015 The thing that I love most about being here is that I am exposed to completely new experiences. If I had not chosen to come on this trip, I would never be able to say that I took flamenco lessons or that I have tried legitimate Spanish food. My mother and I were talking on the phone (Hi Mom!) and she told me something ...

by Student, Caroline J. , North Carolina

Parasailing and Musee Matisse

Yesterday, Thursday July 9th, we participated in one of our most exciting activities yet… parasailing! I was so excited for this activity even before I came to France, because I have never done it before and it looked amazing. Before we went to the beach, we had classes, lunch and free time, the usual, but all I could think about was how ...

by Student, Eliza S. , North Carolina

Barcelona

July 10 We got to Barcelona on Wednesday and so far it is so much fun! Everyone is so nice and the food is so good. On Thursday we had class in the morning and then we went to a park. The park was very pretty and at the park we got into groups and spoke Spanish with each other. We were given questions to answer about what we wanted to do ...

by Student, Sara B. , Florida

Nice

A few days ago all the Abbey Road kids arrived in beautiful Nice, France. When we got to the residence hall, all of us had time to rest and unpack. Later that evening, we experienced a wonderful French dinner. I had grilled pepper salad and gnocchi, which was absolutely incredible!  The second day the group took a walk on the beach after a ...

by Student, Emily M. , Florida

La vieille ville

So far we have been to the beach twice. "La vieille ville" of Nice and St. Laurent, and many other fascinating and beautiful places. The past three days have been very busy! On Monday we visited "la vieille ville" of St. Laurent. We walked around the narrow streets and saw many moments such as "l'eglise" the church, which was built in the ...

by Student, Sydney A. , Georgia

Arrival in Nice!

July 6, 2015 Today was our first full day in Nice. When I had arrived, I was overly exhausted due to the 6 hour time difference, but nonetheless was swept away by the serene beauty of this place. From the airport, we'd hopped on the bus which had taken us to our residence; La Segurane. Each person has their own personal room accompanied with a ...

by Student, Sophie S. , Pennsylvania