What better way to get a French experience than to cook your own French meal? Today we enjoyed the wonderful beach by the famous La Fregate hotel and got to cook our own dinner! We split up into three different groups for three different categories (le entree, le plat principle, avec le dessert). The experience was unforgettable, and the meal ...
Abbey Road's program in St-Laurent-du-Var has provided us again with a beautiful excursion. We spent the morning as we normally do, eating breakfast with our host families and then heading to class. These classes consist of outings into St-Laurent to speak with locals and exercises to practice our grammar, writing, and speech. After our ...
I have finally enjoyed the pleasure of going to French beaches - and they are even better than I thought! The water is perfectly cool and clear; the big rocks on the shore double as a hot rock massage as you lie out in the sun- c'est parfait! I could spend hours and hours floating in that water, and hopefully I will throughout the course of ...
In French,"J'ai attrape un coup de soleil" simply means that "I got a sunburn", which is true as I really did get a terrible sunburn today. Even though it may imply that I stupidly did not put on enough sunblock this morning, there is an even greater significance behind my sunburn... Fun. After the past two days of exploring the different ...
The highlight of my week so far has been the day we headed to St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat for a day at the beach and a foray into the world of cooking. We divided ourselves into three groups and cooked two dishes for each course. We had chicken, garlic shrimp, ratatouille, rice, bruschetta, salad, fondant au chocolat, and tarte tatin. By the time we ...
Last night, the we went to the Nice Jazz Festival! Some in the program expressed interest, so the staff looked into buying tickets for the concerts. Kathy, our program director, was taking a count of who was interested in going. I was only planning on going for the experience and to be with the others from the program. But that was until Kathy ...
Today the St-Laurent-du-var program visited Nice. First we went to the provencal market, where the students had to search for the local specialty. Then, as it was Sam's birthday, we had some very delicious cakes on castle hill. -Leslie Faucheux Summer Programs in ...
Bonjour! So far my experience has been great. Between traveling sur la metro, trying new things during dejeuner avec la famille, and enjoying la plage en Nice à côté de St-Laurent, it's been a thrill! I've gotten to see the great city of Monaco and took a tour of the palace. We saw the famous "Grace Kelly" road and had some time to hike ...
After settling in with our host families, we were ready to take our first day trip. Each of us had heard about the luxuries found in Monaco, and we could not wait to finally visit! After a long drive with beautiful views from each window, we entered the city of the rich and famous! The sights were as beautiful as I expected, if not more. I ...
This has been such an incredible weekend! It started off with a visit to beautiful Monaco where we went to the aquarium, toured a palace, and explored the city. The view was absolutely breathtaking! Next stop, Eze. We visited a perfume factory where we learned the process of making perfume and even got to test a few scents out (and of course, I ...