Pauley is back! Pauley Pavilion, our indoor stadium that had been under construction since March 2011, has finally reopened for this year’s basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics season. Thousands of students and parents gathered in the newly renovated stadium to take part in the free Pauley Pavilion Opening Madness Event held last Friday evening. The…
Toussaint
Ahhhh, I have just gotten back from a ten-day trip to Paris, London, and Luxembourg. I know I’ve written a little bit about traveling around before, but this was my first big trip outside of France. And it was a blast. The week break came in the middle of the semester and was for a…
A Brief Road Trip to the North
This past weekend I traveled to San Francisco to attend my boyfriend’s cousin’s wedding. Although it was a very hurried trip (we left on Friday and returned on Sunday), it still was a great experience. This marked the first time I traveled to northern California by car since I moved to southern California. Although I…
Engineering TBR: Technology Management
For all of you Engineering majors, you probably know that you have to pick TBR (technical breadth requirement) as part of your major courses. I started my TBR this quarter. I decided to do the Technology Management route as my TBR. At first, I was scared and felt intimidated because I have no clue whatsoever…
Catalina Island
Last weekend was by far the best weekend I’ve ever had in my life. I went on a retreat with my Christian Fellowship Intervarsity to Catalina Island. It was a three-day trip from last Friday to Sunday afternoon. Santa Catalina Island is a small island of about 22 miles in length and 8 miles in…
A potluck with the host families
This week there was a potluck get-together with all of the host families from my program. Studying in France with EAP, you have the option to live in a homestay with a “famille d’accueil” (or in English, a host family). A host family is there to help you practice your French and to acclimate you…
Drain the red
This Wednesday, the battle between the floors in Hedrick Hall opens for which floor donates the most blood. The first 65 donors get free t-shirts, and everyone gets a movie ticket and some food for regeneration. The floor that gets the most blood donated gets a $200 prize. I’ve been waiting for this moment!!…
Summer travels in Asia
What an incredible summer it has been! Over the past few months, I have embarked upon 14 flights, trodden the soils of six nations, crossed many time zones, and enjoyed countless foreign delicacies. It has been a journey of journeys, one embedded in another, all of them combined to give me the incredible experience that…
Miss Foodie
Although UCLA has AMAZING dorm food, as our dining halls have been ranked #1 in the nation several times, I like to explore other good eateries in town once in a while. Being a huge foodie myself, I like to walk down to Westwood or anywhere around campus to find new places to eat great…
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