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Spanish classes in Barcelona with Abbey Road

Spanish classes in Barcelona with Abbey Road Learn in a fun, interactive way, outside of the classroom (hence our Experiential Learning Method). Meet young people from Barcelona and make new friends from all over the world! Find out more by visiting our Barcelona Program ...

How to Have A Successful and Less Stressful Summer

How to Have A Successful and Less Stressful Summer   For any high school student, especially those who are just about to enter their last year of high school such as myself, summer can quickly change from a time of relaxation and soaking up the sun to a time of stress and anxiety. From personal experience, I can attest that summer can ...

by Student, Hannah S. , Denver, CO

Travel Checklist for Cádiz

Travel Checklist for Cádiz It's almost time!! Cádiz is so close I can feel it! Before I hop on my ten plus hour flight, there's a couple of things left for me to do in Kansas City. As the trip nears and I'm finalizing my packing plans, I started with getting some local currency. While having a couple of extra US dollars in my wallet may be ...

by Student, Asha H. , Kansas City, MO

Pompeii: A City With A Rich History

Many cities across the world have developed and become modernized over time, with some isolated structures being preserved from long ago. However, in some places complete cities have been preserved, looking almost exactly like they did hundreds, even thousands of years ago. Pompeii is one of these cities, preserved since the day it was ...

by Student, Kiera Q. , Bay Shore, NY

How to Take and Edit Your Photos

How to Take and Edit Your Photos With my trip to Québec City quickly approaching, I plan to take dozens, maybe hundreds of pictures. Plus, as social media becomes an increasingly integral part of traveling and the ability it has to transport your followers to the country you’re vacationing in, it feels important to produce only the best ...

by Student, Maddie L. , Providence, Rhode Island

Passport to Cádiz

Passport to Cádiz, Spain It's April, which means just three short months until Cádiz, Spain! I'm so excited to be traveling for three weeks, but before I leave, I have to get some things checked off of my list. The first picture below is of me finally getting (my long overdue) passport renewed. I had no idea it expired a long time ago ...

by Student, Asha H. , Kansas City, MO

Paris Plages

The "Paris Plages" have a place in the national image that is as cemented in old photos and paintings as the Eiffel Tower and the pyramid of the Louvre. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, the famous pointillism painting by Georges Seurat, demonstrates just how ingrained the Seine river and relaxing beside the water is to our understanding of ...

by Staff, Anthea Mitchell

Unusual Museums Worth Your While On a Visit to Prague

Unusual Museums Worth Your While On a Visit to Prague     Prague, like most major cities in Europe, has numerous public museums in both art and history that are worth seeing. The National Museum with its exhibits on natural history and the Technical Museum just for starters! These and many others are rate a trip out if you ...

by Staff, Anthea Mitchell

5 Tips to get your Spanish Immersion Rolling

Just Arrived in Spain? Here are 5 Tips to get your Spanish Immersion Rolling   Is Seville the destination for your Spanish Immersion? Congratulations! You’ve chosen one of the most beautiful regions in Spain. Taking the first steps outside your host family’s home can be tricky, so here are 5 tips to start you off on the right ...

by Staff, Kristen Smith

Great Literature to Encourage the New Language Learner

Great Literature to Encourage the New Language Learner Learning a new language is an incredible challenge, both academically and emotionally. The latter aspect isn’t always given enough thrift, but anyone who’s ever stumbled over a question or greeting in a language other than their first, knows that it takes courage to publically ...

by Staff, Anthea Mitchell