It has been a long time coming, but it seems my trip to Florence, Italy is just beyond the horizon... My name is Ethan, I am sixteen-years-old, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to study abroad this summer on Abbey Road's Florence-Rome program. In December when I was thinking about my plans for the upcoming summer, the very concept of ...
I am counting the days until I leave for Cádiz. Cádiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is also the oldest city in Spain and currently the home port of the Spanish Navy. I cannot believe that I have been given this wonderful opportunity to practice Spanish while living in a beautiful city! I am really looking forward to visiting ...
Hello, my name is Dana, and I am a Student Ambassador for this year's Abbey Road program in Cádiz, Spain! I am seventeen-years-old, and I'm from Wilmington, Delaware. This is my first time attending an Abbey Road Program and also traveling to Spain. These three weeks away will be the longest time I’ve ever spent abroad and also my first time ...
I’m sitting on the couch in my living room, the only calm spot in a sea of frenetic energy, as my mother tries to pack for our return home to Ghana. I’m struggling to come up with something to write... The source of my writer's block isn’t an inability to generate feelings about my upcoming trip to France, but rather the opposite — ...
My name is Anna, and I am 15-years-old. I will be traveling to Nice, France this summer! This will be my first time participating in an Abbey Road Programs trip and my first time to France. Actually, it’ll be my first time out of the country. I decided to study abroad because I want to further my knowledge of French language and culture and ...
Studying French has opened new doors of opportunity for me, one of which is being able to leave the comfort of the United States and travel to a foreign country for one month! After looking into many different programs, Abbey Road really stuck out to me. One of my goals of traveling abroad was to connect with the French culture in every way ...
Aquae Sextiae, The City of a Thousand Fountains, and a number of other names have been used over the years to describe the small, Provençal town that is now chiefly known as Aix-en-Provence. This city, famous for its art, music, dance, and culture is filled with so much history, dating back thousands of years. It is my pleasure to say that ...
Before embarking on this trip, I had hoped that it would change me from a mere tourist into a sophisticated world traveler. Through the significant amount of information provided at every sight we visited, as well as the numerous Symposium Seminars (group discussions), Abbey Road succeeded in making me the type of traveler I so desired to ...
The prospect of writing this essay is a bit daunting. There are so many aspects of my trip that deserve mention, but communicating the experiences in a manner that does them justice is a task I’m not sure I’m up for. After all, how do you explain the friendships made, the things learned, the growth and the maturation to anyone who didn’t ...