To kick off our month of excursions, we traveled west from Nice to Monaco on Saturday. There we toured le Musée Océanographique and afterwards took a tour of the Prince's Palace. After doing a bit of shopping and having lunch, we went to the perched village of Eze. There we toured Parfumerie Fragonard to learn how perfume is made. We ...
Day 13 and we are off again! Leaving at eight in the morning, we were on the road to Vienna and arrived at noon. After a quick lunch, students checked into their apartments, unpacked a bit, and then we headed to the local grocery store, where they purchased items for our first "Iron Chef Vienna" cooking night. We then proceeded to take a ...
Two weeks, twenty class sessions, four essays, four practice exams, and five college visits later, Session One of College Prep has wrapped. The time flew by, and it will be a shame to say good bye! This group of students has continually impressed me with how vibrant, thoughtful, and intelligent they are. College Prep is an intensive ...
Our students went through orientation for the first part of the day, and then we headed to the beach to relax some more and catch up with the Spanish schedule. [caption id="attachment_1993" align="alignnone" width="614"] Orientation day at La Salle Viña[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1994" align="alignnone" width="614"] ...
Things are off and running in Nice. We spent our first full day doing our placement exams, followed by orientation. It was such a nice day that we decided to stay in the local pétanque park all afternoon. In the evening, we put together a picnic and headed to the beach for sunset. On Friday, we had our first French classes, electives, ...
This evening, we went to a restaurant called Dylano right on the beach. -Leslie Faucheux Related Program: St-Laurent-du-Var Summer program in France-French Language Program and Studies in the Arts, Culture, and Sports Abbey Road ...
Aix is a really quiet town and easy to cross in less than 20 minutes, but Marseille is the second largest city in France, and it was a colorful and impressive contrast for the students to discover. This year, it is the European "Capital of Culture", so it's permanently lively with cultural activities, live music in the street, theaters, ...
Today students took a breather, having a free morning to either explore the castle perched above the town or stroll through the beautiful streets of Salzburg in search of chocolate and gifts for the home. Later in the afternoon, we took a lake and mountain tour around three gorgeous lakes right outside Vienna: Mondsee, Wolfgang ...
This was the last week of College Prep Session 1, and it went out with a bang (or a the boom of fireworks, anyway...)! On Tuesday, we headed to the one place all visitors must go to be able to say they've truly experienced Beantown: Fenway Park! There, of course, we watched from our seats as the Red Sox pummeled the San Diego Padres, defeating ...
On Thursday, July 4th, the Abbey Road students arrived in Cadiz! Chris Bond, our Program Director, welcomed them, introduced them to their host parents, and then the students were off to their new homes to relax and rest. [caption id="attachment_1992" align="alignnone" width="614"] Students being introduced to their host ...