{"id":286,"date":"2014-08-13T14:41:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T19:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/?p=286"},"modified":"2014-08-13T14:41:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T19:41:33","slug":"why-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/2014\/08\/13\/why-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study Abroad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/08\/all-the-girls-in-paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-287\" alt=\"all the girls in paris\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/08\/all-the-girls-in-paris-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/08\/all-the-girls-in-paris-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/08\/all-the-girls-in-paris.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I write this final blog post from my room in Massachusetts. In the past 24 hours, I have traveled half way around the world to go home. While I miss England, it does feel nice to be back. I no longer have to worry about currency exchange rates or which side of the road to drive on. Everything at home is pretty much the same, except for me.<\/p>\n<p>Studying abroad in England has helped me become a better Maddie. My whole life, I have been a worrier. I plan every day ahead of time, even months before sometimes. I can honestly say that I never knew what I was doing on this trip, and I felt happier for it. We had a busy schedule,but I found myself enjoying everything I was doing so much that I never thought about what we were doing next.<\/p>\n<p>I saw a bumper sticker before I left for the trip that said, &#8220;Wherever you are, be there fully.&#8221; I think I finally managed to accomplish that on this trip. Not only did I make very close friends, I got to learn about England in a way that I never would have traveling on my own.<\/p>\n<p>I learned about Parliament, more about the country&#8217;s past, saw famous works of art and museums. I learned that I like Iraqi food and Indian food. I learned that Churchill had secret war rooms during the Blitz. But most importantly, I learned that there are parts of me scattered in cities I have never been to, and the best way for me to become a whole person is to continue my travels.<\/p>\n<p>Study abroad is a life changing experience and I recommend it to everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I write this final blog post from my room in Massachusetts. In the past 24 hours, I have traveled half way around the world to go home. While I miss England, it does feel nice to be back. I no &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/2014\/08\/13\/why-study-abroad\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}