High school study abroad : Why go abroad and study a different language? by Ariel Pearl-Butler, Abbey Road Student, Spain 2014 Hi I’m Ariel, and I am very excited to be sharing my travel insight and my upcoming trip to Cadiz, Spain with Abbey Road Programs! My love for traveling began at age 9, when my mother took me to Europe, and I ...
I can't believe I only have two more days in Barcelona! I've become so used to student life here I can't imagine any other way of living. I'm trying to not think about leaving and to just enjoy my last couple days here in Barcelona. On Tuesday, we went with our Spanish class to the Barcelona science museum. There were all sorts of cool things ...
On Wednesday, we had group salsa class in the morning. Afterward, we went to an amazing amusement park designed by Gaudí. The view from the amusement park was incredible and the views from the top of the rides were even better! On Thursday, we went with our Spanish teachers to the beach and played some beach volleyball for our final class. We ...
Hola! I can't believe I only have four days left in Barcelona! I never thought a month could go by so fast. Our group has had so much fun exploring the city, and over the last couple days we've seen some amazing sites and events. On Saturday, we went into the center of the city and saw the castellers. These people assemble themselves ...
On Sunday, we had morning classes and visited a refuge site that was used during the Spanish Civil war. It was cool and dark, and it felt like being in a cave. After morning classes, instead of electives, everyone went to Piknic Electronik as a group. There were tons of great artists there. I bought a lot of new jewelry and some old vintage ...
Today has been rich with emotions. We first visited the Parliament of Barcelona for morning classes, during which our students gave a wonderful speech in Spanish about their understanding of Barcelona's political structure. After lunch we went to visit the world-famous Sagrada Familia, or the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família as it's ...
On Saturday we went to Tarragona, a city located in the south of Catalonia. We had a chance to walk through ancient ruins of the Roman Empire. The 2nd century amphitheater, near the sea-shore, was extensively used as a quarry after the fall of the Empire. The stones were used for the construction of the cathedral of Tarragona, in a half ...
Headed into my last week of Barcelona! It makes me sad to think my trip is coming to an end, but we still have lots of exciting events ahead of us! Here are some exciting things we did this week. On Friday, we took a day trip to Montserrat. We took a bus up a very narrow road, but it was worth it. Here's a picture with my friends Natalia, ...