{"id":15074,"date":"2017-04-07T13:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=15074"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:58:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:58:08","slug":"south-africa-study-abroad-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/south-africa-study-abroad-program\/","title":{"rendered":"The South Africa Study Abroad program taught me that education is key to mastering anything"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"South<\/a>Hello World! Let me tell you a little about my South Africa Study Abroad program.\u00a0😊<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve just returned from the most amazing experience I have ever had, studying abroad in South Africa. The trip was educational, FUN, inspiring, and really helped my classmates and I to develop a better understanding of our world. We had an opportunity to meet with nongovernmental organizations, non-profit organizations, and some key contributors to the economy, tying in all that we were learning throughout daily lectures. For a visual learner like myself, this allowed me to comprehend the socio-economic condition of South Africa, which was fascinating!<\/p>\n

\"South<\/a>I still can\u2019t believe I can say I was a student at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. The campus there was on a nature preserve, and we saw monkeys trying to steal snacks from students. Amazing! The U.S.\u00a0dollar is strong in the South African economy, so nine of us would eat at a restaurant together, get appetizers and desserts, and order steaks, all for less than $10 a person. I will miss eating good for that cheap! However, I will not miss cars driving on the left side of the road and drivers sitting on the right side of the car, as that was pretty confusing.<\/p>\n

I went into this program hoping to gain something, anything to make me a better person. I was awarded that and an abundance of knowledge and new friendships. I met people in South Africa who I made genuine connections with, and my classmates and I are now bonded as friends by this experience. I have a greater appreciation for my own country and our quality of life here. South Africa taught me how to help with less and accomplish more. Most importantly, I understand that education is key to mastering anything, and I am more determined learn.<\/p>\n

I encourage everyone to pick a place, make it work with your schedule, and get out there and explore the world!<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to learn how to take part in opportunities such as the\u00a0South Africa Study Abroad program!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello World! Let me tell you a little about my South Africa Study Abroad program.\u00a0😊 I\u2019ve just returned from the most amazing experience I have ever had, studying abroad in South Africa. The trip was educational, FUN, inspiring, and really helped my classmates and I to develop a better understanding of our world. We had … Continue reading The South Africa Study Abroad program taught me that education is key to mastering anything<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1331,"featured_media":15075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[7,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-study-abroad","category-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1331"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15074"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22369,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15074\/revisions\/22369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}