You know you’re in LA when you feel the surge of warm heat right when you open the car door. I finally arrived at UCLA last Saturday for move-in. It took nearly 6 hours from my hometown, Monterey, to get to Los Angeles by car. Before going to the campus my family stopped by Koreatown,…
Choosing classes
I have now finished my introductory French courses and have moved on to the full-blown real-life university courses here in Lyon. At UCLA, choosing your classes happens long before you ever get into them (in most cases – you can always drop and add), but here the course system works differently. French students all have…
A quick weekend trip before Fall kicks in
Hey all, can you believe it that Fall quarter is about to start in 1 week???? Summer does go super fast!! I took the chance to get a quick weekend trip to San Francisco to avoid LA heat and to avoid the idea of thinking back to homework and midterms in about 1 week, haha…..
A Sunday parade
Lyon always has lots going on, especially on weekends, which makes studying here a real pleasure. This past Sunday there was a parade on the city’s “presqu’ile,” which means “almost island.” It’s a peninsula formed by the two rivers that run through Lyon that is full of shops, restaurants, people, and (recently) paraders. The parade…
Volunteer Hunting for the Fall
With the speedily approaching school year, I started looking around for some volunteering opportunities that I may be able to take interest in during the fall quarter. While browsing through the school website, I came across a page introducing various volunteering openings offered at Ronald Reagan Medical Center. So why not volunteer there? After all,…
Done with my first week of classes (kinda)
I am now finished with my first week of classes here in France! It feels a little weird to be starting school so early because back at UCLA the quarter system doesn’t get going for another few weeks. I haven’t started my official classes quite yet, though – the ones I’m in right now (for…
First Year, Transfer, and Continuing Students
Can you guys believe that there is less than 1 month before school starts again and we’ll kick off Fall quarter???? This summer has been going super fast!! Soon enough, we will meet a lot of new Bruins joining our big family whether they are first year or transfer students. It is always an exciting…
Playing Tourist
After realizing that I only have a few more weeks before school starts, I had a sudden urge to go out and walk around my hometown, Monterey Bay. I packed myself a backpack with a bottle of water and a book to read, put on my earphones, and I was off. Living in the bay…
En France
Yahoo! I am finally in France for my year of studying abroad with EAP. I’ve been here for almost a week now and already a lot has happened. I spent my first few days in the city’s international student center with around 60 other UC students. It’s been a ton of fun (despite being kind…
Football Season
Today is the day! The Jim Mora era officially opens in Houston, Texas, against Rice. I hope you are excited as I am. I am sitting in my Bruin blue and have the TV ready. I actually know a family who has a flag they wave around in their living room during games, so…
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