High School Semester Abroad Blog

Paris!! One of the most well known cities in the world. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the millions of pastries you stuff your face with only to "walk...keep reading

On Thursday night, after a long day of school, I went to bed with a mind full of excitement and anticipation for the morning and the weekend to come. When...keep reading

To quote about half the people in my program, Lisbon is the San Francisco of Europe. Now I’ve only been to San Francisco a few times, but Lisbon really did...keep reading

The combo trip of Ronda/Málaga is one of the spring trips for the HSA program. Why this combo? Ronda is one of the most beautiful and visited villages in Andalucía...keep reading

You know that you’re with the right host family when you’re home away from home is with them. My fabulous host family, the Sakurayashiki family. Has from day one been...keep reading

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