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…
First Week
Can you all believe that we just finished first week?! Even though I’ve gone through Fall quarter already, I have to say the busyness with classes, assignments, work, and (now) research still has me in shock. So last week, I realized how important Google Calendar is for me. It is SUPER important. I started panicking…
Wine tasting with EAP
The Education Abroad Program is great for a number of reasons. All of the classes you take abroad count for units when you get back to your UC, the cost of tuition is about the same, you get to meet other California kids, and (in my case) your program includes a free day in the…
True Bruin Welcome Week
Before moving to UCLA, I didn’t really see the point of having a “zero week,” when students can take the time before starting classes to settle in and meet other people. But after having gone through the zero week, I now see its necessity and advantages. From the moment I moved into the dorms to the…
Sojourn in the south
I am now officially a seasoned traveler of the French landscape. I have taken two trips thus far – a day trip to Grenoble (very beautiful, we took a gondola to the top of the city) and an overnight stay in the south of France (we went to three cities!). Being able to travel around…
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