High School Summer Abroad Blog

Over this past weekend, July 29 and 30, the whole group traveled to the north of the island for a weekend full of adventure and fun. We met early in... keep reading

Justttt kiddinggggg! But seriously. Today was our last day and I am SO. SAD. We went to "El Gran Museo del Mundo Maya" and I was absolutely floored with how... keep reading

Mayapán and guacamole...what do they have in common? Well, Mayapán is known at the last great capital of the Mayas and guacamole was created by the Aztecs. Does that answer... keep reading

My first draft got deleted so here's take two (read as: please stick around and read this so it's worth it). I am in Mérida, Yucatán with several other educators... keep reading

Spanish Classes al Aire Libre This week, our Spanish teachers planned several exciting excursions that enabled our students to use what they've been learning in real world scenarios on the... keep reading

Red de Misericordia is a medical clinic, school, and safe shelter to abused children in the Dominican Republic by providing for their basic physical needs, education, spiritual instruction and preparation... keep reading

Only a few days into our Multi-Site Global Entrepreneurship Program, Denmark, the first location of our 3-country tour and a nation of only 5.4 million inhabitants, has lived up to... keep reading

This. week, our High School Global Navigators in the Connecting Art, History, and Culture Program visited La Galleria d'Arte Moderna, known to Romans as the GNAM. Modern Art is relative... keep reading

It’s always great to see our students’ excitement for their upcoming high school summer abroad. This time we got to see it on the news—and just days before the start... keep reading

As a Program Leader, I'm always amazed at how much students grow in their short time abroad. Over the last three weeks, I saw student positions challenged, changed, expanded upon... keep reading

You may be wondering, what's it like to be a student in the HSSA Language & Culture program? The heat this week has presented unusual challenges, but the students have... keep reading

This weekend we escaped the heat of the city to visit a picturesque little gem not far from Rome but where life has an entirely different pace. That place is... keep reading

Our first Saturday in France was a beautiful, sunny day, and we ventured about six miles outside of the center of Paris on the RER (Paris's French commuter rail) to... keep reading

Wow, I can’t believe our Global Navigators have been been here in Rome for almost a week and they've already seen and done so much. The activity today definitely offered... keep reading

Today was the last class of survival Italian! Because of their busy schedules our students have only had time for a crash course in the most useful Italian for tourists... keep reading