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- SYA Italy
Blossoming Memories
Addie writes about saying goodbye to SYA Italy and reflects on her many "lasts" as she prepares to leave.
- Campus Reporters
- SYA Italy
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- SYA Italy
A Funny Coincidence
Addie writes about running into her host sister coming back from her spring break travel. She ties this to the unexpected moments of SYA and the joy of studying abroad.
- Campus Reporters
- SYA Italy
![A high school student studying abroad plays in the festival band marching through the streets of Viterbo Italy.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717013665/sya/gdynut7mxpl9ldiixxti/ReaganMay2.gif","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717013665/sya/gdynut7mxpl9ldiixxti/ReaganMay2.gif","width":414}])
- SYA Italy
Marching to the Beat of My Own Drum
Reagan writes about his successful, ambitious capstone project to join a medieval festival band in Viterbo and perform with them at the festivals happening during his project.
- Campus Reporters
- SYA Italy
![Two students stand in front of street art in Italy.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717013396/sya/glwjlevuhzucouofp9ar/AaliyahApril2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717013396/sya/glwjlevuhzucouofp9ar/AaliyahApril2.jpg","width":302}])
- SYA Italy
The Streets Are Alive!
Aaliyah writes about her experience taking art history at SYA and how she's explored street art throughout Italy for class.
- Campus Reporters
- SYA Italy
![Fountain in Zaragoza at night with flowers taken by an SYA High school junior]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716989205/sya/bdbep5reqwmgf0e71qpt/FountaininZaragoza.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716989205/sya/bdbep5reqwmgf0e71qpt/FountaininZaragoza.png","width":380}])
- SYA Spain
The End
Charlotte thinks back on her time at SYA Spain and all of the memories she has made.
- Campus Reporters
- SYA Spain
![A collage of images from an SYA Spain high school junior documenting her experiences abroad]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716988889/sya/kbhyx6dab6ooiaxhcpl6/Collage.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716988889/sya/kbhyx6dab6ooiaxhcpl6/Collage.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716988889/sya/kbhyx6dab6ooiaxhcpl6/Collage.png","width":618}])
- SYA Spain
A Year in Review: Beautiful Memories, Lessons and Personal Growth
Angela uses a collage she created to reflect back on her experiences at SYA Spain.
- Campus Reporters
- SYA Spain
![Basilica in Zaragoza at sunset]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716906669/sya/mjsaqpc1qoc3hnsw7qb1/Zaragozaatsunset.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716906669/sya/mjsaqpc1qoc3hnsw7qb1/Zaragozaatsunset.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716906669/sya/mjsaqpc1qoc3hnsw7qb1/Zaragozaatsunset.png","width":513}])
- SYA Spain
Final Reflections
Casey reflects on all that occurred in the last nine months of living in Zaragoza!
- Campus Reporters
- SYA Spain
![SYA France student with her host family on a boat in France.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716483709/sya/wdltms5gw2qosqnc3ued/Hostfamilyonaboat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716483709/sya/wdltms5gw2qosqnc3ued/Hostfamilyonaboat.jpg","width":304}])
- SYA France
Host Family Adventures
Natalie thinks back to how much her host
family experience shaped her time abroad.
- Campus Reporters
- SYA France
![Parc in Rennes, France]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716311873/sya/grmbceeggoyyw3xa9snl/ParcinRennes.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716311873/sya/grmbceeggoyyw3xa9snl/ParcinRennes.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716311873/sya/grmbceeggoyyw3xa9snl/ParcinRennes.jpg","width":624}])
- SYA France
Looking Towards May
Lilee thinks about her approaching departure
from SYA France
- Campus Reporters
- SYA France
![Castle in Le Mans]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716307566/sya/wdsc26demxepfpfamrkr/CastleinLeMans.jpg","width":206}])
- SYA France
Despite the Rain
Mimi recounts a rainy, but meaningful day,
in Le Mans.
- Campus Reporters
- SYA France
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- SYA Italy
Blossoming Memories
Addie writes about saying goodbye to SYA Italy and reflects on her many "lasts" as she prepares to leave.
- SYA Italy
A Funny Coincidence
Addie writes about running into her host sister coming back from her spring break travel. She ties this to the unexpected moments of SYA and the joy of studying abroad.
- SYA Italy
Marching to the Beat of My Own Drum
Reagan writes about his successful, ambitious capstone project to join a medieval festival band in Viterbo and perform with them at the festivals happening during his project.
- SYA Italy
The Streets Are Alive!
Aaliyah writes about her experience taking art history at SYA and how she's explored street art throughout Italy for class.
- SYA Spain
The End
Charlotte thinks back on her time at SYA Spain and all of the memories she has made.
- SYA Spain
A Year in Review: Beautiful Memories, Lessons and Personal Growth
Angela uses a collage she created to reflect back on her experiences at SYA Spain.
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- News
Remembering Carlos Alvarez: Visionary Leader, Dedicated Philanthropist and SYA Champion
School Year Abroad lost a dear friend and a vital champion of its mission when Texas entrepreneur Carlos Alvarez died at home, unexpectedly and in his sleep, on April 9, 2024. He was 73 years old and still, seemingly, in the prime of his life.
- SYA Italy
Blossoming Memories
Addie writes about saying goodbye to SYA Italy and reflects on her many "lasts" as she prepares to leave.
- SYA Italy
A Funny Coincidence
Addie writes about running into her host sister coming back from her spring break travel. She ties this to the unexpected moments of SYA and the joy of studying abroad.
- SYA Italy
Marching to the Beat of My Own Drum
Reagan writes about his successful, ambitious capstone project to join a medieval festival band in Viterbo and perform with them at the festivals happening during his project.