{"id":13417,"date":"2016-07-11T19:47:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T19:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=13417"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:44:08","slug":"study-abroad-life-changing-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/study-abroad-life-changing-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad: A life-changing decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/13599786_1347584491921775_94505390350034259_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13413 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/13599786_1347584491921775_94505390350034259_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"13599786_1347584491921775_94505390350034259_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/13599786_1347584491921775_94505390350034259_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/13599786_1347584491921775_94505390350034259_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Life would be boring if we waited for the right moment, the planned moment, to experience life to its fullest.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The world is not going to wait for you to be ready.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Opportunities present themselves daily and you are presented with two choices to decide from &#8211; grasp hold of the moment or let it pass you by.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Participating in the study abroad program in Spain was that moment I grasped ahold of.\u00a0Coming to Spain was the best decision I could have made and would make again.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you are reading this and are stuck on deciding on whether or not to participate in one of the programs, don&#8217;t think, react. 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