TeenLife Blog

What to Do the Summer Before Senior Year

Posted July 30, 2014, 2:00 pm by Scott Fallon

The summer going into your senior year is a very important summer. It allows teens to build up their resumewith different activities while also having some fun with friends. Internships...

10 Tips From a First-Time Teen Traveler

Posted July 29, 2014, 2:00 pm by Jenny Mazzella

In a prior post, I outlined 10 tips for parents of teens going on their first trip abroad. In part II, my recently returned daughter offers 10 tips of her...

10 Tips for Parents with Teens Traveling Abroad

Posted July 28, 2014, 2:00 pm by Randi Mazzella

Although my daughter has spent summers away from us before, this is the first summer that she is travelling to a foreign country without us. Even though I am excited...

What I Learned From Teaching Abroad

Posted July 25, 2014, 2:00 pm by Sara Zhou

Last summer, I spent nearly two months teaching English in a rural area of China, fifty kilometers away from my hometown. My volunteer abroad story is what a past version...

What I Learned From My Pre-College Summer Program

Posted June 29, 2014, 3:00 pm by Nate Giess

The summer of my junior year I chose to apply to a summer business course offered by a prominent university. I decided to try the course in hopes of discovering...

Planning a Productive Summer for Teens with Asperger’s Syndrome

Posted June 28, 2014, 3:00 pm by Elizabeth Suneby

Every teen needs a break during the summer from the routine and the stress of middle or high school. But for teens with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), the need is even...