Loaded down with baguettes, we boarded the train in Paris and, a surprisingly short three hours later, emerged in Amsterdam. A bus brought us to our first “hostel,” which turned out to be a castle surrounded by a moat with an English garden behind it! We discovered…
This post features student writing. After a few days in the Dolomites, our group spent nearly a week in beautiful Paris, The City of Light. While some of our group had previously spent considerable time in Paris, both veterans and first-time visitors were eager for…
Beautiful limestone mountains, snow in July, wonderful northern Italian cuisine, great people, and mother nature — what more could a Putney group ask for? Our group happily enjoyed a few days of fresh air and beautiful scenery as we bused through Trento and Madonna di Campiglio…
While far from the reaches of wireless 3G in the Dolomites, our group took advantage of the beautiful natural scenery to reflect on their time with their host families in Lucca. Here are the students’ favorite moments: Sarah H: “My favorite parts of the homestay…
After a fantastic week with a family homestay in Lucca, Italy, our group is moving on to the Dolomites in northern Italy for some exercise and fresh air! Here are some photos of our new Italian families.
When we arrived at the train station in Lucca a few days ago, the student’s Italian host families greeted us with warm embraces. With accommodations in downtown Lucca, leaders Alicia, Tim, and Jonathan rented a car and spent two days traveling from town to town, personally…
Here are some photos of our group’s time in Florence (July 9th-12th). Two of the students’ favorite activities were definitely our cooking class at Giglio Cooking School and the personalized art history class tour and drawing class that we had with Mauritzio, Alicia’s art teacher…
Way back on our second day of the trip, when we were in Aigle, Switzerland, we visited the Parc Adventure ropes course. Thanks to Jake S. and his deft videography and editing, we’re able to share first-hand action of our group’s visit. Enjoy!
In high spirits, our group traveled southeast out of the alps, passing rolling hills and medieval castles as we pulled into Florence’s central train station. We spent our first day in Florence reliving the Renaissance section of our world history textbooks by visiting the Cattedrale di…
The last few days have been action packed. Our group hit the ground running after arriving in our home base of Leysin, Switzerland. We got familiar with our new stomping grounds by taking a moderate hike around La Berneuse and nearby Lake Mayen, taking in…