{"id":63246,"date":"2024-06-20T12:46:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=63246"},"modified":"2024-06-20T12:47:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:47:23","slug":"dylan-dixon-dives-in-bonaire-adventures-beyond-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/dylan-dixon-dives-in-bonaire-adventures-beyond-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Dixon Dives in Bonaire, Adventures Beyond the Classroom\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program and Location:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring, <a href=\"https:\/\/packabroad.ncsu.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=3994\">Ecological &amp; Geological Processes in an Immersive Scientific Diving Experience<\/a>; Kralendijk, Bonaire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major \/ Minor:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Major: <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/tatm\/undergraduate\/fashion-and-textile-management\/\">Fashion and Textile Management<\/a> \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/fashion-development-and-product-management\/\"> Fashion Development and Product Management<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why did you choose to study abroad?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose to study abroad for two reasons. 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