High School Summer Abroad Blog

In true Spanish fashion, we escaped to the Mediterranean city, Valencia. At around 12:30 pm after class, we set off to the east of Spain! The students were so excited... keep reading

Today's blog is a student takeover! Kate Effress in Honors Language and Culture is a foodie who is reporting on her favorite culinary discoveries in Madrid. Take it away, Kate... keep reading

This past week has been a very busy and exciting week for our Global Navigators! We ended our first full week in Madrid with a visit to La Plaza de... keep reading

Greetings from Madrid! Yesterday marked the exciting beginning of our high school summer abroad program in the heart of Spain. We kicked off the morning with an orientation session that... keep reading

After a long day of traveling from all over the country, we all finally made it to Madrid! We checked into our hotel and visited the CIEE center for the... keep reading

The first and the last week are always the hardest. The first week everyone’s adapting. Us Program Leaders are landing as well as making sure our global navigators have all... keep reading

This weekend the students in the Honors Language and Culture Program in Madrid had the opportunity to travel to Valencia, a coastal town here in Spain. During our trip, the... keep reading

Last week our group participated in a tasty cooking workshop! Gloria, our host, was so kind, patient, and helpful in teaching participants about the dishes we prepared and the culture... keep reading

After several weeks exploring the history and culture of Madrid, it was time for the participants in honors to go on a new adventure in the beautiful city of Valencia... keep reading

Over the last three weeks all four of our Language and Culture in Madrid groups attended a traditional Spanish cooking class! This has been our yummiest excursion yet! During the... keep reading

Bienvenidos a Valencia! This weekend our Language & Culture groups took a trip down towards the coast to Valencia for a couple of days! Since, we were there for a... keep reading

On Thursday, our Language & Culture groups took a trip down to a very famous establishment here in Madrid: Chocolatería San Ginés. We had the opportunity to sit as a... keep reading

This week one of my students volunteered to write a blog about her first experience in Segovia: ¡Hola desde Madrid! My name is Marmwet Zelalem and I am currently a... keep reading

This week the students got up on their feet to participate in a dancing activity! And not just any style of dance, but one that has its roots here in... keep reading

Misión Ñ The very first days here in Madrid, students hit the ground running (albeit jet-lagged!) and began talking with Spaniards about culture. 4 days a week, they go to... keep reading