After a grueling fifteen hour flight, I have finally arrived in Athens. Even though the flight itself was tiresome, flying overseeing Athens made me completely forget it. It was incredible to view the turquoise water and the ancient ruins from the plane window. One of the first things that I noticed after landing was the heat. Hailing from ...
For starters, the Abbey Roads College Prep program has been an amazing experience for me and I encourage any fellow hard-working student to seize this opportunity if they have the chance. When I first heard of this program I realized I had never really focused on the ACT. After I discovered exactly how important these standardized ...
Our newly developed troop began in a little town. A small, special place in all of our hearts… Normandy, France. The simple and short stay created friendships and a family bonding of sorts. We refer to ourselves as a family because though we may not be blood-related, to live with a complete stranger for two weeks is traumatizing. So, ...
After two hours into the flight, it had finally sunk in that those of us flying from JFK had officially begun our Summer 2016 journey with Abbey Road. Looking around the airplane I noticed my 26 fellow travelers dispersed throughout the aircraft. Though I'd only known them for less than five hours, I already knew that everyone was ...
Today was the first day of classes and full independence in Florence. I chose my major as film and cinema and my minor as Italian language studies. We started off the day with our major classes. I was excited to start working on the screenplay for our film. After getting to know a little bit about the 3 other kids and the 2 adults ...
I cannot believe that we have almost been in Spain for an entire week. The days fly by here and I wish there was a way to freeze time so our days in Cádiz never have to end. Thursday was an interesting day! It started off great; we left for Bolonia and drove through a scenic route of the Spanish countryside. When we arrived we first visited ...
Over the course of these last two days, we've experienced our classes with Abbey Road! Classes range from fashion to Tuscan cuisine and all exhibit authentic Italian lifestyles in many ways. For example, examining the fashion styles in the fashion district of Florence. We've also enjoyed some delicious catered meals by which we can all come ...
Over the past couple of days, I've fully adjusted to the daily routine here in Cádiz. As a group, we have been trying as much Spanish food as we can eat. One of my favorites is la Tortilla Española, a quiche-like dish made up of potatoes and eggs. Another is "pescaito frito," generally fried squid-like calamari. Something that I did not ...
I want to tell you about my experience in Abbey Road's Cádiz program. These past several days have been incredible and we've had ample time to explore and get to know the wonderful city of Cádiz. Even though it's only my 4th day here, I feel as though I can comfortably navigate myself around the city. It's not very difficult, because if you ...
I arrived in Cádiz Sunday (7/3/16). The weather is warm and dry, similar to the Southwestern United States. My host family, los Campuzanos, is very nice. Life in Cádiz is quite laid back, especially in the afternoon when most ciudadanos are having a siesta, or period of rest during the heat of the day. During this time, most shops ...