{"id":12991,"date":"2024-12-05T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=12991"},"modified":"2026-07-30T20:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:20:59","slug":"semester-abroad-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2024\/12\/05\/semester-abroad-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Semester abroad in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Lindsey Snyder \u201925, staff writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Study abroad offers a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in a new environment and to facilitate personal growth through global experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fall semester abroad program in London, England, gives students of any major the opportunity to fulfill course requirements while attending Kingston University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kingston University is located in Kingston-upon-Thames, a riverside town in southwest London. The lively, countryside town has plenty to offer, from shops to a range of restaurants, pubs and cafes, and is a 25-minute train ride to central London.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caleigh Keiser, a junior medical humanities and sociology major, recently studied abroad in London and enjoyed her time there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy favorite part of studying abroad has been traveling and experiencing a different part of the world at a slower pace, allowing immersion into a new culture beyond the big touristy places,\u201d Keiser said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who study abroad not only get to grow academically in a culturally new environment but also grow and challenge themselves outside their comfort zone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI feel that studying abroad has taught me a lot about myself, and taught me independence,\u201d Keiser said. \u201cBefore studying abroad, I was afraid to go to new places alone, but now I feel much more confident in myself and my ability to travel solo.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone interested in spending a semester abroad can contact Jamie LaPine, the associate director of global education, at lapine@lvc.edu.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By Lindsey Snyder \u201925, staff writer Study abroad offers a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in a new environment and to facilitate personal growth through global experiences.&nbsp; The fall semester abroad program in <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2024\/12\/05\/semester-abroad-in-london\/\" title=\"Semester abroad in London\">[...]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-features","category-front-page","category-homepage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12991"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17129,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12991\/revisions\/17129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}