On Wednesday night, the whole group went to Caleta beach for a sports night. We played volleyball, soccer, and Frisbee as took pictures as the sun set over the water. At one point, several students got into a quite heated round off competition. Surprisingly, some locals were still on the beach at eleven at night. Hotel Atlantico ...
Friday, July 10, 2015 The thing that I love most about being here is that I am exposed to completely new experiences. If I had not chosen to come on this trip, I would never be able to say that I took flamenco lessons or that I have tried legitimate Spanish food. My mother and I were talking on the phone (Hi Mom!) and she told me something ...
Yesterday, Thursday July 9th, we participated in one of our most exciting activities yet… parasailing! I was so excited for this activity even before I came to France, because I have never done it before and it looked amazing. Before we went to the beach, we had classes, lunch and free time, the usual, but all I could think about was how ...
July 10 We got to Barcelona on Wednesday and so far it is so much fun! Everyone is so nice and the food is so good. On Thursday we had class in the morning and then we went to a park. The park was very pretty and at the park we got into groups and spoke Spanish with each other. We were given questions to answer about what we wanted to do ...
July 6, Monday We’ve only been in Florence three days but it has felt like weeks. The first day was mostly spent sleeping, recovering from jet lag, and meeting late arrivals. I’m sharing an apartment with eight other girls and we had fun unpacking and exploring our new home for the month (or two or three weeks). Sunday, our first real day ...
A few days ago all the Abbey Road kids arrived in beautiful Nice, France. When we got to the residence hall, all of us had time to rest and unpack. Later that evening, we experienced a wonderful French dinner. I had grilled pepper salad and gnocchi, which was absolutely incredible! The second day the group took a walk on the beach after a ...
So far we have been to the beach twice. "La vieille ville" of Nice and St. Laurent, and many other fascinating and beautiful places. The past three days have been very busy! On Monday we visited "la vieille ville" of St. Laurent. We walked around the narrow streets and saw many moments such as "l'eglise" the church, which was built in the ...
July 6, 2015 Today was our first full day in Nice. When I had arrived, I was overly exhausted due to the 6 hour time difference, but nonetheless was swept away by the serene beauty of this place. From the airport, we'd hopped on the bus which had taken us to our residence; La Segurane. Each person has their own personal room accompanied with a ...
Train stations, beaches, and lots of fun activity filled our day yesterday, July 7th. We started off in the classroom for the first time and surprisingly it was air-conditioned, which was pretty awesome. You forget how much of a luxury that is when you’re without it for a while! During class, we took a short written French test and an oral ...
The first set of classes started today (Tuesday). They were wonderful, we split off into two groups to learn. After a while of learning, we all visited a candy factory where we were given a tour, all in French. I'd be lying if I said it was not difficult but I did get the overall ideas. Then after our residence meal, we went to our first ...