{"id":7378,"date":"2015-04-16T16:30:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T16:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.studyabroad101.com\/?p=7378"},"modified":"2022-06-21T09:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T13:21:16","slug":"a-truly-unforgettable-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyabroad101.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/a-truly-unforgettable-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"A Truly Unforgettable Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oldblog.studyabroad101.com\/2015\/03\/why-did-i-board-the-flight-home\/5-stars\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7215\" src=\"http:\/\/oldblog.studyabroad101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-stars-300x110.jpeg\" alt=\"5 stars\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a>5 out of 5<br \/>\n<em>IFSA-Butler: Sydney &#8211; Macquarie University<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Alyson A (Environmental Sustainability, Philadelphia University)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I could go on for days about all the things I learned and gained from being abroad, but I&#8217;ll try to keep it short. 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