High School Summer Abroad Blog

Last weekend, the students in groups C and D had the chance to visit the medieval walled city of Carcassonne. The fortified city has two outer walls with over 50...keep reading

The Stratford trip started out with a train ride. For some students this was the first train ride they'd ever taken. Once we arrived in Stratford-Upon-Avon we grabbed a quick...keep reading

With much anticipation, our global navigators in Beijing set out to hike a portion of the great wall known as Jinshanling - located two hours outside of Beijing in Hebei...keep reading

Last week on the Nanjing Chinese Language & Culture program, we took students on a weekend trip to the gorgeous city of Shanghai! Shanghai is only an hour and forty...keep reading

We spent the weekend by the Mediterranean in Spain’s third largest city, Valencia. Taking in the views from Torre del Micalet Upon arrival, we discovered the center on a walking...keep reading

High upon a hill in Dinant, Belgium, the sun shone down brightly on a grand white and red brick palace. The palace stood four stories tall with a welcoming porch...keep reading

Well…the days are quickly slipping by and as this final week begins, we wanted to do a recap of all the amazing cultural excursions we feel fortunate to have experienced!...keep reading

The revealing of Machu Picchu, hiking up Oyantaytambo and on the way down meeting Karla Souza, and watching the ladies at Chinchero make some beautiful clothing and other items out...keep reading

Yesterday, we took the last of our three day trips, this time to another famous Italian city: Firenze! Both Carla and I studied abroad in Firenze (also called Florence in...keep reading

We have two new classmates. They joined us at the Tower of London. Here are their physical descriptions: pink, sparkly, and loud. Our two new classmates are plastic recorders that...keep reading