It is hard to believe that I just started my second week in France. It is true what they say: time flies when you are having fun. Now, the other students and I have habituated to our course schedule and the daily life of the French in Saint-Laurent-du-Var. Even though we have so many more great adventures awaiting us, I can already tell that by ...
My first week has been incredibly busy. We visited the beautiful country of Monaco and the Fragonard perfumerie, climbed up to the picturesque village of Eze, and admired an incredible assortment of fish and other sea creatures at the most amazing aquarium I've ever been to. Beyond all of these exciting activities, we also got to hang out at ...
Bonjour! This past weekend has been crazy! On Saturday, we all headed over to Monaco for the first half of the day. After departing our bus, most of the group went to the Monaco aquarium. However, I went with some friends to explore the gorgeous town. We went go-carting in the “Mini Grand Prix”, which was a blast despite our constant ...
Today we went to Monaco in the morning and visited the Musée Océanographique and the palais princier. Later in the the afternoon, we went to Eze, a little medieval village where the famous Fragonard perfume factory is located. -Leslie Faucheux Related Programs: St-Laurent-du-Var Summer program in France-French Language Program and ...
To kick off our month of excursions, we traveled west from Nice to Monaco on Saturday. There we toured le Musée Océanographique and afterwards took a tour of the Prince's Palace. After doing a bit of shopping and having lunch, we went to the perched village of Eze. There we toured Parfumerie Fragonard to learn how perfume is made. We ...
These past 3 days have been full of jet lag and adventure! The first day, everyone went to their homestay family and got to know them a little bit better. My family welcomed my roommate and I to a very comfortable and cute setting! The second day was made up of an introduction to the program and getting to know the other kids in the program. ...
This evening, we went to a restaurant called Dylano right on the beach. -Leslie Faucheux Related Program: St-Laurent-du-Var Summer program in France-French Language Program and Studies in the Arts, Culture, and Sports Abbey Road ...
After a long day of traveling and resting with our homestay family upon our arrival, we finally spent our first day as a group. We went through the Abbey Road Programs orientation, learning about local customs and safety procedures. We then took a placement test to determine our proficiency level. Lunch was spent in downtown ...
I've made it! After a total of 12 hours on a plane, je suis arrivée à St-Laurent-du-Var! It is more beautiful than I could ever have imagined, and everyone in the program is absolutely lovely. I have now been here three days, and we have already done so much. We have gone to Nice, explored St-Laurent-du-Var and even met the mayor. Below are a ...
After two less-than comfortable flights in ‘Economy’ seating, I made my way to Saint-Laurent-du-Var in the beautiful region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. I was the first student to arrive at the airport in Nice and was kindly greeted by one of our professeurs (teachers), Hélène, and the founder of Abbey Road Programs, Dr. Arthur ...