All of the other kids were extremely welcoming and they were all so interesting. I quickly forgot about my nervous parents standing behind me waiting for me to say goodbye; luckily the Abbey Road staff was extremely comforting to my anxious parents. Once we headed for the plane I knew I was about to have one of the most amazing experiences I ...
Thanks to the Abbey Road staff and my homestay family, I came back to my American family, not as a demure sponge, dictionary, or thesaurus, but as a more independent, intelligent, and interesting explorer, friend, roommate, daughter, swimmer, student, sister, and person. The Abbey Road staff members were a central part of my experience in ...
They always sought the opinions of the students to be sure that we had received the chance to attend any cultural events that we had hoped to witness during the program. My host family was very warm and immediately treated my roommate and me as if we were their children. Excursions really topped off the experience because those day trips that ...
If my family knew English, they did not reveal that and my roommate and I only spoke Spanish with them. This forced us to push the boundaries of our Spanish and my listening and speaking skills improved immensely because of the conversations and interactions with my host family. I enjoyed living in an authentic Spanish home and seeing the ...
They kept a good balance between being fun people to hang out with and being authority figures. They related to each of the students in the group while making sure we were all safe and doing what we were meant to be doing. The staff also did a nice job making sure we got the most out of our Spanish classes. The teachers were all exceptionally ...
At home, I always felt at ease. My family was very religious. Pepe told me, “El Domingo tienenque verse guapapara la procession.” Señora Angeles was walking in the procession with a mantilla. I freshened up, after an excursion to Los Torruños and left for the procession with Pepe. Streets filled up with faithful spectators. All the ...
What drew you to Abbey Road? Had you ever done study abroad before? This was my first time going to Europe or even out of the country! I have always had a passion for Spanish and I have been taking it since the second grade. I really wanted to do something this summer that would help me improve my Spanish especially since I was going to be ...
What drew you to Abbey Road? Had you ever done study abroad before? What were you looking to get out of this experience this summer? Well, this was my first time studying abroad. When I signed up to take AP Spanish I knew that I wanted to improve my Spanish speaking skills and I knew I wanted to go to Spain. I knew I didn’t want it to be ...
The spectrum of these ranges from strictly living out of a hiking backpack for two weeks in the North West to residing in a French dorm with the goal of foreign immersion. While all of these trips have been rewarding and well worth my time in their own ways, my latest journey to Boston for the Abbey Road test Prep Program was incredibly ...
What I discovered was that learning to be independent wasn’t as hard as I had thought, at least, with all of the helpful program staff it wasn’t. It felt like learning how to ride a bicycle for the first time- you teeter off on your own, but there are always arms there to catch you if you fall. The Abbey Road staff gave us just enough ...