{"id":153,"date":"2020-02-04T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T13:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu.master-7rqtwti-ytf57z7frat4e.us-2.platformsh.site\/isss\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:36:41","slug":"daily-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/isss\/living-in-columbia\/daily-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a mid-sized city located in the heart of the Midwest, Columbia offers many amenities of a big city with the charm of a small town. It is a safe, clean and attractive community situated midway between St. Louis and Kansas City. It has many stores, shopping malls, international food stores, movie theaters, numerous churches and a mosque. Columbia is often ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. because of its excellent quality of life, safety, cost of living and educational opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcolumbiamo.com\/\">Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-6 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/columnsjesse_004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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story brick building with a key-hole shaped sculpture out front.\" class=\"wp-image-825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/26836608580_51b7af0cf5_c.jpg 736w, https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/26836608580_51b7af0cf5_c-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/20200325-CMS-Spring-SEO-0049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\" data-id=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/20200325-CMS-Spring-SEO-0049.jpg\" alt=\"Mizzou's Columns and green, grassy Quad peek through the branches of a yellow flowering tree.\" class=\"wp-image-829\" 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