Post departure reflection

The first thing I saw when I got to Nice was a sign. The sign had my name written on it and an Abbey Road logo on the bottom. I'd never had a sign held up for me and i felt like a VIP. I knew at that moment that my summer was going to be awesome, and of course, it was.  After meeting with the group I just took a seat started talking to people. I don't know if it was luck or what because those very people ended up being my best friends on the trip. The French classes and electives were great and I feel I learned a lot. The exursions every weekend were amazing! In no other situation would I have been able to visit so many places along the french riveria. There was a perfect balance of studying and fun. However, the opportunity to meet people from all over the country as well as the world was the best part of the trip for me. I made friends that i know I will stay in touch with forever. Going on Abbey Road's Nice program was one of the best decisions I've ever made as well as one of the best experiences of my life.

last memories :(

It has officially been two weeks since the program's end and I just wanted to upload a few more videos.

Here is a short video where you can sort of see what vieux Nice looked like. We were located right next to the old town and spent a lot of time there.

I also wanted to share a short video (sorry it's really dark) of one of our counselors, Cyril, performing for the group. He is a professional singer and we all had a lot of fun singing along with him.

Nightlife

During our time in Nice we had amazing opportunities to see live music. Here are some short unfortunately not very good quality videos of the nightlife in Nice. 

In Paris...

Me and my friends Marissa and Danielle taking a picture in a fancy mirror at the Louvre museum

So the program is officially over :( On Monday morning we all went to the airport and said our goodbyes. It was a very tearful morning. Everyone was crying and no one wanted to leave. If I could have stayed in Nice another month, I really would have. Afterwards we split up into people continuing on to Paris and people going to JFK or elsewhere. I went on the group flight to Paris, but I'm staying with my family in Paris until I go back home to San Francisco on Tuesday. I have however, been able to see the group here! I met up with them yesterday for a trip to the Louvre and then hung around until 5 o'clock when we all went back to their hotel for an hour before leaving to go to dinner in the 6th arrondisment. After dinner at a really cute cafe I went home. I will hopefully be able to meet up with them later today or some ice cream and shopping.