Chris Chabaudie was born and raised in France. At age 14 his parents gave him the gift of travel, he embarked in his first study abroad program, opening the door to a lifelong love of travel. He graduated from the University of Poitiers with a Bachelor of Science in Business, all the while, working part-time as a first-class attendant for the prestigious Companie Internationale des Wagons Lits. He travelled through Western Europe learning the intricacies of cities such as Venice, Madrid, Florence, Hamburg and Budapest.

In addition to his native French he is also a fluent speaker of English, Spanish, Italian, and semi-fluent in Portuguese and German languages. Gaining the additional intercultural and language skills enabled him to win a scholarship to study at the University of Oregon, where he holds a Masters Degree in International Studies.

After graduating he returned to work in the hotel business in one of Europe's largest hotel chains as Manager, and later in the Luxury Cruise Industry as Excursion Director.

Upon his relocation to Los Angeles, California he created Magellan Study Abroad to share his expertise in providing quality travel experience. His established business relationships within the travel industry, and direct professional experience in tourism allows him to build a customized, age and interest appropriate trip for each school. Students and teachers will experience the highest quality and best value at Magellan Study Abroad!

Magellan Study Abroad gives each family the best ROI than any other study abroad company. This is how:

♦ Safety first - Our destinations are carefully selected with safety in mind, which means we work with the same partners every year and have an annual review to upgrade the levels of safety. The Executive Director makes a point to travel with first-time groups (new school or new destination), and travels to every destination to ensure vendors provide what is expected. 

♦ Student evaluations. We take the feedback seriously, and make the necessary adjustments to future programs. We use this multi-point approach to ensure that we continue using the highest quality partners at home and abroad, and that our destinations continue to be the safest and most educational for our young travelers.

♦ Unique itineraries. We offer short educational programs in Winter/Spring breaks or Summer, and Language Immersion programs lasting an average of a month. Each program is hand-crafted by our Executive Director, Program Coordinators along with veteran teachers, and Magellan’s staff on location. Because we develop a relationship through time with the school faculty, we get to know the school’s culture, understand the needs and interests to build their own customized program. The result is that our educational experiences create happy parents and happy students.

♦ Balance activities. Allows our students to bond, make new friends, and learn from each other while away from the comforts of home. Our programs offer;

•group activities and excursions,
•classes, cultural enrichment,
• including optional activities on “free” days,
•Language Immersion opportunities with home-stays (2 locations in one trip).

♦ Insurance. Seven Corners performs medical, administrative, and assistance services for PeaceCorps, AmeriCorps, and the United States Department of State. It also provides Magellan Study Abroad parents, teens, and teacher participants true peace of mind by insuring them at no extra cost with:

•Travel insurance
•Cancellation insurance

♦ Competitively priced.

• We have streamlined our operations to work effectively and cut overhead cost. • Payments made by personal check rather than credit cards allow us to keep our prices low.
• Offer -discount group rate - Magellan Network Schools program.
• We can pass on the saving to customers by forgoing the printing and shipping of thick glossy brochures.

♦ Resellers – we are not! Our programs are operated entirely by Magellan Study Abroad staff, providing us the flexibility to build excursions and activities that we know our students will enjoy. Our staff, located at each destination, are experienced educators and professionals within the travel and tourism industry.

♦ Premier customer service.Our business is built on a solid foundation of mutual trust between Magellan and our partners and Magellan and our customers. We take every inquiry and comment seriously and believe the satisfaction of our customer is essential to our existence. We are here to serve you!