Semana Santa If you’re studying abroad in Spain during the spring semester, you’re in for a cultural treat. The spring semester is a great time to be in Spain because of the various holidays and celebrations, and two of the biggest are Semana Santa and La Feria. Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is the week leading up to Easter Sunday, a ...
Just Arrived in Spain? Here are 5 Tips to get your Spanish Immersion Rolling Is Seville the destination for your Spanish Immersion? Congratulations! You’ve chosen one of the most beautiful regions in Spain. Taking the first steps outside your host family’s home can be tricky, so here are 5 tips to start you off on the right ...
Great Literature to Encourage the New Language Learner Learning a new language is an incredible challenge, both academically and emotionally. The latter aspect isn’t always given enough thrift, but anyone who’s ever stumbled over a question or greeting in a language other than their first, knows that it takes courage to publically ...
Abbey Road is excited to announce that in order to help our high school students make the best of their study abroad experience and improve their French and Spanish Language fluency, we will be offering complimentary language tutoring and conversational sessions to all interested students prior to the summer. These online ...
Looking back on all that happened within four short weeks in what is sure to be the most magical city on Earth, I can say wholeheartedly that it was the best experience of my life. The only complaint I have, if I can even call it that, is four weeks was not nearly long enough. After falling in love with the people, the food, the culture, and ...
This past Saturday our high school’s fall play “The Servant of Two Masters” wrapped production—after over two months of hard work we culminated in three shows. Like all shows I’ve ever been involved in, it was a blast. We had a great time working together over the weeks of rehearsals and despite it looking grim at the beginning the ...
Hello, my name is Andy Vargas, and I went to Cadiz, Andalucia, España this past summer with Abbey Road Programs. Although I am fluent in the Spanish language, I am grateful to have seen where my heritage comes from. España gave birth to my culture, my first language, and most of all I got to meet the “motherland.” I was the third or ...
by Sarah H-K. Even though it seems like yesterday that I arrived in Cádiz, it is now time to go. We finished up our stay here with a fun weekend. Saturday we went to Jerez and walked around the city, which was a nice change of scenery. We then went to the zoo, where we witnessed some very aggressive monkeys and some very large snakes. That ...
by Claire D. I'm very sad to say that this weekend was our last in Cadiz. Therefore, we tried to pack as much fun as we could into the last couple of days. Saturday, we took the train to the nearby city of Jerez. One of our counselors, Adrian, lives in the city, and took us through a small tour of the town. Afterwards, we had some free time to ...
by Claire D. This final full week here in Cadiz went by extremely quickly and was filled with fun activities. On Monday, instead of having normal classes, our entire group took a trip to the flea market in New Cadiz. We spent the morning completing a scavenger hunt for our classes and were then given some free time to shop. Everything was ...