{"id":3140,"date":"2022-08-09T15:52:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T19:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/?p=3140"},"modified":"2022-08-09T15:52:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T19:52:54","slug":"final-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/2022\/08\/09\/final-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Russian speaking skills improved immensely and it was rather fun exploring and connecting to a new place through a new language. I was fortunate to have a host cousin who was very similar to me. We were both interested in medicine and shared many hobbies. So the hours practicing Russian with her flew by. Even when I came across cultural differences, I came to accept everything as it was. Korean and American culture are vastly different. As I have lived with my grandparents in South Korea, I felt at ease in immersing in a new culture. I truly enjoyed living as part of a Kyrgyz family and learning about the customs and culture of locals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My experience in Kyrgyzstan has truly broadened my horizons. I hope to continue fostering connections in Central Asia and return in the near future. I believe that approaching study abroad with an open mind can open more opportunities to truly connect and appreciate your home for the summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/files\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-3.52.34-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/files\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-3.52.34-PM.png 774w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/files\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-3.52.34-PM-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/files\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-3.52.34-PM-768x1016.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Russian speaking skills improved immensely and it was rather fun exploring and connecting to a new place through a new language. I was fortunate to have a host cousin who was very similar to me. We were both interested in medicine and shared many hobbies. So the hours practicing Russian with her flew by. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/2022\/08\/09\/final-thoughts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4267,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4267"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3142,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3140\/revisions\/3142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}