High School Semester Abroad Blog

It's crazy that you can learn so much about French culture from just one city in France. In the past two months, I've learned the ins and outs of teenager...keep reading

Afraid because you have never taken the metro? Tired of waiting endless hours for the bus to come? Or maybe, broke because public transport fees in your city are too...keep reading

Weekend in Lisbon: or was it San Francisco? Six weeks after Spring arrivals and orientation the whole HSA Spain group met up for a weekend excursion in Lisbon! The Seville...keep reading

Hey all! It's been about five weeks since I arrived in Spain, and so much as happened. My next blog post will be about my first month and all the...keep reading

Lisboa, Portugal, aka my new favorite city. All the CIEE Spain semester and year students just got back from a weekend trip to the beautiful city of Lisboa. Though the...keep reading

At the end of February, our High School Abroad in Chile participants took a day trip to Santiago, the capital of Chile. The group visited La Moneda Palace, where the...keep reading

How hiding from the rain turned into a well-spent afternoon filled with human connection. Last week, I took a trip with a few other exchange students to a fishing village...keep reading

Moving across the world to an entirely new place without knowing anybody or anything about your surroundings can seem intimidating. Being able to smoothly and easily adapt and adjust to...keep reading

With holidays just around the corner, I have been to several Weihnachtsmärkte, or Christmas markets. My favorite, and one of the most popular, is at Alexanderplatz, one of the city...keep reading

So my day started out as a fairly calm day. I had plans on meeting a few other exchange students in Shibuya at 12 to check out a cat cafe...keep reading