{"id":23303,"date":"2025-04-09T17:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T21:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=23303"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:02:49","slug":"spc-high-school-abroad-i-would-totally-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/spc-high-school-abroad-i-would-totally-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC High School Abroad: I would totally do it!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">My name is Maddie, and I recently went on a study abroad trip to Spain and Portugal. We went to Lisbon, Evora, Seville, Cordoba, and Madrid. The study abroad experience was one of the best things I\u2019ve ever done in my life. Getting to experience Europe with a group of peers was excellent. 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