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 ...
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 ...
Train stations, beaches, and lots of fun activity filled our day yesterday, July 7th. We started off in the classroom for the first time and surprisingly it was air-conditioned, which was pretty awesome. You forget how much of a luxury that is when you’re without it for a while! During class, we took a short written French test and an oral ...
Today, my “real” family dropped me off at the Nice airport after a wonderful week of vacationing throughout Paris and the south of France. It was sunny and absolutely beautiful outside, no doubt a preface for the wonderful weather and experiences to come. After waiting in the airport for a short while, eating a Kit Kat or 3 in the meantime, ...
by Kathryn K. It's hard to believe that tomorrow I'll be on a plane flying home. It feels like I have both known these people forever and yet it was just yesterday that we first met and had dinner. We've made so many memories in this last week and I feel like the fun is only about to start--if we had more time of course. To start off, we've ...
Looking at all of the different programs to learn French and spend the summer with was the easy part, but choosing one was the hard part. I chose Abbey Road summer study abroad because of the homestay option, the extended period of time abroad, the optional Paris extension, the group size (about 30), all of the excursions, and also because it ...
One of the biggest reasons that I chose to come to the St. Laurent program was because of the homestay. This means that you can live with a host family during your whole stay during the program. I got lucky with my placement because I got placed in a house that is within walking distance of the beach, the mall, the city center, and also where ...
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 history and a beautiful layout. The city sits right on the Mediterranean and is very old. We had pretty much the whole day to do whatever we wanted. ...
by Lana Epstein It's been almost three weeks since the beginning of the program. With only one week to go, I feel that my knowledge of the French language and culture has significantly improved. Classes have been the perfect mix of fun and educational and the excursions in the afternoons and on the weekends have been amazing. In the past three ...
by Clare B. On Tuesday this week we took an afternoon trip to Ville Franche and went snorkeling along the coast. The weather was beautiful and the water was so clear that we got to see lots of little fish (and jellyfish too) swimming below us! We spent Thursday afternoon in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, a town close to Nice that is surrounded by ...