{"id":1233,"date":"2021-03-03T14:18:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1233"},"modified":"2021-03-03T14:18:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:18:14","slug":"sam-bodkin-07","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/project\/sam-bodkin-07\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Bodkin \u201907"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.18&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Sam Bodkin \u201907<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.18&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sam-Bodkin300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>During his junior year at Columbia, Sam would travel to Boston during breaks to visit friends attending the New England Conservatory. 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