High School Summer Abroad Blog

A note from the PL: As we say goodbye to Madrid, this week's blog post is a guest post from my student, Kingsley, who wrote about his experience in Spain... keep reading

Can you believe that there are only two full days left of program? The last week certainly snuck up on us, but our Global Navigators are making the most of... keep reading

As session two comes to a close and the students are feeling confident about their Spanish-speaking abilities and navigation skills, we sent them out on a scavenger hunt (Gymkhana) throughout... keep reading

During our last full weekend in Spain, we got the opportunity to spend some quality time with our friends exploring a new city: Segovia! After leaving early Saturday morning on... keep reading

For our Global Navigators' last weekend in the program, we visited the lovely city of Valencia, on the eastern coast of Spain. Our students had a fantastic time on the... keep reading

As we are nearing the end of our second week of the program, I wanted to take a moment and share how the week has gone. Like the title of... keep reading

When I asked students in my group to write a blog post, Tyler and Oona, our two guest writers for today, asked what they should write about. I suggested they... keep reading

This weekend brought us a very special treat with a trip to the beautiful city of Segovia, a little more than an hour to the Northwest of Madrid. Segovia is... keep reading

With temperatures reaching a high of 101° today in Madrid, our Global Navigators from my group and Parisa's group needed a way to beat the heat – and visiting the... keep reading

How to learn to dance Sevillanas in Madrid, Spain? The sevillana is a colorful exciting style of song and dance that originated in Castile. It is a type of folk... keep reading

Earlier this summer I asked past global navigators for some advice for current students and Program Leaders alike. These are some of the things that they shared with me: Take... keep reading

Today, my group and Nicoletta's group enjoyed a visit to the Museo Arqueológico Nacional - the National Archaeological Museum! Our global navigators were able to learn about the history of... keep reading

A note from the PL: the last full weekend in Spain, the Honors Global Navigators took a trip to Valencia, where they engaged in cultural activities like visiting the Museo... keep reading

The third largest Spanish city and the birthplace of the famous Spanish Paella, Valencia opened it's arms and welcomed the Honors Spanish Language and Culture Global Navigators with warm weather... keep reading

Today's guest blogger is student Annabelle Mackey! Take it away Annabelle! .... Since arriving to study abroad in Madrid, Spain, I’ve found every day to be an adventure. Whether it... keep reading