Happy Christmas!
I thought I had covered all the basic British holiday features in my recent post- wrong! I went out to Christmas dinner with the lacrosse team (we’re number... Read more.
Natural History Museum
I went to the Natural History Museum and was reminded of a widely recognized fact: mini and giant versions of animals are way cooler than the regular sized versions.... Read more.
ATTENTION
This weekend was my second to last in London and it was one I was particularly looking forward to because I saved a most special treat. I saved, you guessed it,... Read more.
Day trip to Bath
My class was cancelled on Friday, so I jetted (actually, trained) off to the beautiful city of Bath. When I was doing my pre-trip research I was surprised to find... Read more.
Neuroscience Lab
As an individual with perfectly adequate vision, I’ve been fascinated with the idea of how people with astigmatism, long- and short-sightedness, and color-blindness... Read more.
Graffiti
While at UCL I’ve been doing a lot more walking than I ever do at Caltech. To keep myself entertained on these walks I listen to music and people watch, but... Read more.
Fall Break in Paris!
On a short fall break from class those of us from Caltech studying at UCL (Megan, Annie, Lei, and I) spent a few days in Paris! It was simply too temptingly close... Read more.
Biologists have more fun
Lucky for this biology major, on my walk to class everyday I pass the Grant Museum of Zoology, home to 67,000 animal specimens. It’s a curious, curious place.... Read more.
Academic style
For those of you curious about the academic experience of UCL, this entry will compare and contrast work at UCL with work at Caltech. While schoolwork should add... Read more.
Ancient Egypt in London
I’m taking "Ancient Egypt in London" as a course this term. It is certainly a class I wouldn’t be able to take at Caltech. It is a reading... Read more.
Sport, the British way
Then, on the train back to London, I learned of a few more UCL traditions. For each game, the team votes a "man" and a "wanker." The man is essentially... Read more.
Primatology, what’s that?
If you were to throw a party and you could only invite people from one major, which major would you pick? Correct answer: biology. Biology majors are chock-full... Read more.
Going out on a school night?!
(https://www.lunch.com/reviews/product/UserReview-The_Lion_King_musical_-1394517-11121-The_Lion_Roars_On_Broadway.html) Those giraffes are men with stilts on both... Read more.
Day trips around London
Classes at UCL begin in earnest on Monday. Before then my fellow study abroad students and I have been doing seriously fun sightseeing around London! Thus far, the... Read more.
Arriving in London
Traveling the world is so important to me that as a high school senior I applied only to colleges with study abroad programs. Four years later, I’m finally... Read more.
