University of California Santa Cruz
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The Journey of Making Friends
by Alicja Banasiak, University of California Santa Cruz Coming to California for a whole year knowing no one and never even setting foot in the US before was a scary experience and although the journey wasn’t a straight forward one, I ended up having a cliché experience of making great friends and memories that I will cherish my whole life.
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Reviewing San Francisco’s Most Popular Attractions (+Hidden Gems)
by Alicja Banasiak, University of California Santa Cruz
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Living in Santa Cruz, CA (Part 2)
By Alicja Banasiak, University of California Santa Cruz, US In this part of living in Santa Cruz, I will discuss activities to do on campus and downtown, local wildlife and the International Living Centre on campus. In my first post I spoke about grocery shopping, money spending and saving, commented on the local weather and free student facilities at UCSC.
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Living in Santa Cruz, CA (Part 1)
By Alicja Banasiak, University of California Santa Cruz, US Studying in Santa Cruz is definitely different from Manchester! First of all, you are in a forest, surrounded by mountains with super fresh air. Despite the fact that the campus is open to the public, you see very few people from the public on campus. The campus isn’t located near Santa Cruz town (the town is about a 15-20 minute bus journey), which has its positives and negatives. The campus is quiet, full of wildlife, and has a unique student community. However, finding activities to do without a car and shopping for groceries is a little tricky. In this post I…
