Gap Year Abroad Blog

Our GAP and HSA students got to visit these wonderful towns before they departed back to the States. Ecija is known as the City of Towers. Located in the centre... keep reading

Our GAP program ended last week and althought we are sad to see our participants go, we are extremelly happy to have been able to offer a program that offers... keep reading

Our GAP students got the opportunity to explore two of the most important towns in the province of Seville: Alcalá de Guadaira and Utrera. Alcalá’s castle is the result of... keep reading

See our GAP students in a typical poterry workshop where they get the chance to design and paint their own Spanish tile. Images speak for themself. Which colors would you... keep reading

Our GAP participants get to enjoy two activities per week. These activities can go from a varity of choices: cooking class, exploring museums, visiting churches, learning the rich history of... keep reading

Our GAP students went on a day trip to Itálica, Sevilla. Italica was an important Roman cultural center as well as one of the first Roman settlements in Spain. If... keep reading

Follow our first Gap students to return to Spain this fall.

Hey y'all! Have you ever heard of Carnival? I'm guessing that your mind first jumped to Rio de Janeiro and its Carnival. Carnaval dominicano is different, with its own particular... keep reading

Hey y'all! It's been about a week since I first touched down in Santiago. Coming from North Carolina winter, such as it is, to winter in the Caribbean has been... keep reading

By Raine Torres For Palma - Original Song This summer I and thirty-five other American high school students spent four weeks living as locals in Palma de Mallorca, Spain with... keep reading

A couple of weekends ago we went to Lisbon (or Lisboa in Spanish) with CIEE for a weekend excursion. It was a three day trip, and a great way to... keep reading

Although Italy was the highlight of the tour I went on, I also really liked the parts of France that I saw. Since the trip left from Paris, and I... keep reading

Welcome to Italia! (Country names are pretty easy to remember in Spanish - they are basically the same in English!) For our first day in Italy, we didn't have a... keep reading

Back from Spring Break already! Honestly, it was a great experience and one that I am looking forward to sharing. I am going to be splitting my trip into three... keep reading

So... First things first: spring break comes a lot quicker than you expect. And it also requires a lot more organization than you probably think. Because CIEE doesn't plan anything... keep reading