{"id":4349,"date":"2014-05-11T09:37:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T13:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=4349"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:56:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:56:36","slug":"helping-sea-turtles-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/helping-sea-turtles-in-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Sea Turtles in Costa Rica by Carly Taft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10269123_10152873066779199_5940586007253147986_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4378\" alt=\"10269123_10152873066779199_5940586007253147986_o\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10269123_10152873066779199_5940586007253147986_o-300x225.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a>An update from the SPC Vet tech Study Abroad program to Costa Rica: Never did I imagine that in only 3 days I could swim in the middle of the ocean, catch and measure sea turtles, and start mangrove seeds.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot wait to see what the next few days have in store. 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I cannot wait to see what the next few days have in store. 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