How Studying Abroad "At Home" Solved My Identity Crisis
Everyone says studying abroad changes you. It throws you into a new place—into a new culture —and forces you to learn how to navigate it all while trying to make friends, do well in your classes, and figure out the...Read more about How Studying Abroad "At Home" Solved My Identity Crisis
When I got to Berkeley, I was so excited, but it also meant that I would have to move away from home. Moving away from home has been a brand new experience, but I have to say that that there truly is nothing like home.
If you know me, then you probably know I’m from “the foothills”, a broad term referring to the region of Eastern California that’s not quite the Sierras, but not quite the Central Valley either. When people ask me where I’m from, I usually say I’m between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, which...Read more about Where Are All the Cows?—My Experience Coming to Berkeley From a Rural Environment
The size of UC Berkeley is incomparable to the size of my high school.
UC Berkeley’s student population is around 40,000 students, undergraduate and graduate combined. Berkeley the city is almost at 119,000. I graduated from West High School in Torrance, California in 2021,...Read more about How Berkeley Changed My Mindset
If you’re a college student, odds are that you drink coffee, or tea, or energy drinks, or some sort of caffeinated beverage. I’m happy to report that in my first few years of university, I’ve never pulled an all-nighter, but I’m still guilty of drinking iced lattes at 10pm to help me...Read more about A Guide to Coffee Shops Around Campus
