UCI

UCI is one of the universities belonging to the UC network. It is established in Irvine since 1965 and although not having a lot of history it is rapidly growing (complaints about neverending works in campus are common). It is not very big, yet it is well known in several areas such as aerospace or fuel cell technologies.
The campus is organized around a circular park (Aldrich park). The paths surrounding it are the inner and outer rings. Between those, we can find all the lecture buildings. A little bit further away, but still at a walking distance there are the residential buildings. There are several communities for graduates, and all of them share a Spanish name: Verano Place, Palo Verde and Vista del Campo.

I happen to live in Palo Verde. My new apartment is much better than the one I had in Germany. There, we were 4 people sharing a house and here for the same size we are only 2 (besides the fact that Sean seems to be a great guy). Obviously, there is a price difference, but life in the States is generally more expansive so I don’t complain. I’ve heard stories about people around here paying one grand for a shared room, which is such a ripoff.