Spanish Immersion

First weekend in Cádiz – tapas, surfing and telenovelas

by Hayden M. Hola! It has been an exciting weekend here Cadiz with a lot going on. On Saturday, we had a more in-depth tour of old Cadiz. We stopped at a gorgeous park where there was also a playground, so we looked around for a while before heading back home for lunch.   Later that night, we all went out to dinner in Plaza Mina. The rest ...

First Week In Cádiz

by Chris Bond, Cádiz Program Director We have had a great beginning to out first week of classes. On Monday, we split into two language groups--beginning and advanced--and started language classes with Adrian and Alejandra.   The groups visited the market and supermarket, practicing new vocabulary on site, learning the words for fruits, ...

First Days in Cádiz

by Chris Bond - Cádiz Program Director I'll write more soon, but I've got to run out for our evening activity at a Moroccan teahouse (also somewhat short this time because the last attempt ended up failing and everything written was lost!). And so, a quicker description than I'd like, but to give you all a brief idea of what we've all been up ...

Bienvenidos a Cádiz

by George H. July 12-14, 2014 We've been to the beach Had coffees, churros, and more-- Within just three days. This haiku perfectly describes the epic whirlwind that this trip has been since I left my home in San Francisco early Wednesday morning. Let me quickly introduce myself: I'm George Hulsey, first time AR'er, rising high school senior, ...

Welcome to Cádiz

by Hayden M. June 12-14, 2014 Hola! I'm Hayden and I'm currently on the Cádiz homestay program. We arrived in Madrid, Spain on Thursday morning, everyone exhausted from the long flight. We had to quickly race to the next terminal to make our 12 o'clock flight to Jerez. Once we got to Jerez, we took a bus to Cádiz where we met our ...

Preparing Myself for a Full-on Language Immersion Experience

by Ariel Pearl-Butler, Abbey Road Student, Spain 2014 As the trip to Spain draws nearer, I have begun to expose myself to Spanish on a day-to-day basis. This is, of course, in addition to my Spanish language classes that I have every day, but I really do think that one of the most important parts of learning a language is the act of ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

Top Ten in Cádiz

by Ariel Pearl-Butler, Abbey Road Student, Spain 2014 While I am not going to Spain until July, I am getting very excited to be staying on the coast of Andalucia, in Cádiz. I did my own research and have put together a list of the top ten attractions and sights (as well as experiences) I am most looking forward to in ...

A masked bandit brought me to Spain

by Eirene O'Connor, Abbey Road staff My commitment to study abroad began in 2007 when, as a sophomore in high school, I traveled to Cádiz, Spain with Abbey Road. Today, as I look forward to returning to Spain as an Abbey Road staff member, I'm reminded that study abroad is as much an exercise in perspective and as it is a language-learning ...

High school study abroad: Spanish immersion in the words of our students

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 ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

Cadiz Advice and Reflection

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