{"id":11258,"date":"2016-01-29T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:31:02","slug":"young-leaders-trip-to-tallahassee-with-dr-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/young-leaders-trip-to-tallahassee-with-dr-law\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC International Students Visit Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11264\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12650560_10153540918887950_135862912_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11264 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12650560_10153540918887950_135862912_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"12650560_10153540918887950_135862912_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12650560_10153540918887950_135862912_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12650560_10153540918887950_135862912_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12650560_10153540918887950_135862912_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Active engagement during the mock session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On January 27th &amp; 28th nine international students together with other young leaders from SPC went on a trip to visit the State&#8217;s Capitol in Tallahassee. In company of SPC&#8217;s President Dr. Law students were given the opportunity to not only\u00a0tour the &#8220;New Capitol&#8221;, but they also got to experience what it is like to be a representative during a mock legislative session.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>This was my first time in Tallahassee and I really enjoyed it. It was a very fun and informative trip. I learned a lot about how the political system works, and also got to meet many new fellow SPC students.<\/em>&#8221; -Fitti Kolbe, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>While enjoying a refreshment for lunch, students also got to meet some of our legislators from Pinellas County, who spared no efforts to patiently answer all questions.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, everyone came back together in the Senate, where a \u00a0real session took place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11274\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12695810_10153540918697950_1921507449_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11274\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12695810_10153540918697950_1921507449_n-336x252-custom.jpg\" alt=\"12695810_10153540918697950_1921507449_n\" width=\"336\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students learned how bills turn into laws<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11265\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12674655_10153540918782950_105091141_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11265\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11265 \" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/02\/12674655_10153540918782950_105091141_n-195x260-custom.jpg\" alt=\"12674655_10153540918782950_105091141_n\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The New Capitol was built in the 1970s and offers a spectacular \u00a0view from the 22nd floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 27th &amp; 28th nine international students together with other young leaders from SPC went on a trip to visit the State&#8217;s Capitol in Tallahassee. 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