{"id":10553,"date":"2016-12-12T11:01:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T16:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=10553"},"modified":"2016-12-12T11:01:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T16:01:47","slug":"lizzie-mcguire-would-be-proud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=10553","title":{"rendered":"Lizzie McGuire Would be Proud."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The countdown is on for my final days in Rome. Thinking about returning home is bittersweet; I can\u2019t wait to see my family, but I really enjoy the Mediterranean lifestyle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking back, I\u2019m so happy that I was able to have this opportunity. It fills me with so much joy to say that I was able to drop into another country for 4 months, learn a new language, complete school work, AND travel with friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yesterday, the SLAs held a talk about transitioning back into America and ways to come back to Rome. They already started giving us recommendations of where to go for authentic Italian food in Chicago! Now that I know that the restaurant Eataly was created in Rome, I will definitely be making weekly trips after my Water Tower classes! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you so much to my family, Loyola, and everyone else who allowed me to embark on this journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10554 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_6876-e1481558126774-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6876\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6876-e1481558126774-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6876-e1481558126774-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6876-e1481558126774-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6876-e1481558126774-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6876-e1481558126774-203x270.jpg 203w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6876-e1481558126774-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10555 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_7561-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7561\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7561-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7561-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7561-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7561-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7561-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7561-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10556 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_6167-e1481558449960-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6167\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6167-e1481558449960-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6167-e1481558449960-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6167-e1481558449960-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6167-e1481558449960-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6167-e1481558449960-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6167-e1481558449960-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6167-e1481558449960-270x270.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the great joys of traveling through Italy is discovering firsthand that it is, indeed, a dream destination.\u201d \u00a0&#8211; Debra Lavinson<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The countdown is on for my final days in Rome. Thinking about returning home is bittersweet; I can\u2019t wait to see my family, but I really enjoy the Mediterranean lifestyle. Looking back, I\u2019m so happy that I was able to have this opportunity. 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