{"id":1502,"date":"2014-04-23T08:46:39","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T12:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2014-04-22T13:55:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T17:55:38","slug":"1502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2014\/04\/23\/1502\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Life across the pond has been transformative. When you hear the words \u2018Study Abroad\u2019 don\u2019t shove it off, instead embark on the experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. The classes are extraordinary. Students are taught by spectacular instructors with a wealth of experience and credibility. Who ever thought 4-hour classes could be enjoyable?<\/p>\n<p>+For my core journalism course students were granted the opportunity to visit the broadcast powerhouse for class.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. The residential areas are phenomenal. To say the least, American posture and volume has undergone a transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, I live 15 minutes away from the royal family. #PrinceGeorge<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.15-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.15-PM-300x162.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-04-22 at 1.49.15 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.15-PM-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.15-PM.png 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Tea time is the best time- happens everyday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.31-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.31-PM-300x221.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-04-22 at 1.49.31 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.31-PM-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.31-PM.png 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For once you can enjoy life without constant Facebook usage or data consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Lets be honest who really wants international charges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 The theatre scene is surreal- you never know who you\u2019ll run into. I purchased a ticket to see a production at Royal Court without prior knowledge of the cast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.48-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.48-PM-300x223.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-04-22 at 1.49.48 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.48-PM-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.49.48-PM.png 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MET GARRY CARR #JackRoss FROM DOWNTON ABBEY!<\/p>\n<p>5. Studying abroad offers a chance for students to immerse themselves in the culture of a foreign land, get lost, travel, eat yummy food, network, and create memorable moments that will last a lifetime. DO IT!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.50.01-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.50.01-PM-300x221.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-04-22 at 1.50.01 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.50.01-PM-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-22-at-1.50.01-PM.png 427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sad to leave London but excited to rejoin Terrier Nation!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<\/p>\n<p>Taylor<\/p>\n<p>Follow me: @TaylorReports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life across the pond has been transformative. When you hear the words \u2018Study Abroad\u2019 don\u2019t shove it off, instead embark on the experience. &nbsp; 1. The classes are extraordinary. Students are taught by spectacular instructors with a wealth of experience and credibility. Who ever thought 4-hour classes could be enjoyable? +For my core journalism course &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2014\/04\/23\/1502\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7283],"tags":[44441,44402,3338,44446,366],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1507,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502\/revisions\/1507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}