TheELI Weekly Out and About: Al-‘Ula by Zuhur Aloufi, RW10 Photo Credit: Zuhur Aloufi If you love history, then you must visit Al-‘Ula. It is an ancient city in Saudi Arabia, 200 miles north of Medina. There are many reasons to visit. For example, watch the sunset from among the mountains, listen to historical singing, […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens by Abdullah Alammari, RW20 If you live in Gainesville, you must visit the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. It’s a 68-acre 27.5 hectares facility in Gainesville, Florida that has 24 major gardens. There are different plants and flowers. For example, when I went with the ELI, we saw many […]
TheELI Weekly Scholarship Nominees Please join me in congratulating the nominees for the ELI Scholarships to study in the Summer 2021 semester: Abdullah Alammari Pamela Alba Maria Maza Rivero Yuki Yanagita It is very difficult to be nominated for a scholarship. This means the nominees all worked extra hard this semester and achieved the following […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: UF Baseball by Yuki Yanagita, RW40 Photo credit: Yuki Yanagita For baseball lovers, January 1st is not the real new year’s day. MLB teams start training camp, and college baseball season starts in February, so February is the real new year for baseball lovers. The Gators won the national championship in […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Art is a Part of Me by Olga Moody, Instructor I grew up in a small town surrounded by nature. My school was built next to a deep pine forest, and my house had an orchard with fruit trees and beautiful flower gardens. I loved gazing out my bedroom window […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Relish Burgers in Gainesville by Ewaldo Rivas Millan, RW60 Every time I decide to eat outside of my house. The only option that comes to my mind is Relish. If you are looking for really amazing hamburgers, definitely Relish is your option. Every piece of the hamburger is amazing. I […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Souq Al Mubarakiya by Dana Alkandri, RW41 Photo Credit: https://alqabas.com Souq Al Mubarakiya is a famous history place in Kuwait. It’s located in the middle of Kuwait city. Al Mubarakiya is the oldest street market in Kuwait which was established in 1897, by the rich people who bring their goods from […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Cochabamba, Bolivia by Pamela Alba, RW30 Photo Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ciudad_de_Cochabamba.jpg My hometown is an amazing place. My hometown is called Cochabamba. Firstly, we have to the biggest statue of Christ in the world. Also, there are a lot of attractions where we can go all the time like Pairumani and […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Getting Lost in Gainesville by Valeria Carreras Millet, RW60 Photo credit: Valeria Carreras Millet If you like to have a good time with your friends, I recommend going to downtown Gainesville. Last Saturday I went to the downtown with my friends and it was quite an adventure! None of […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Welcome Weekend Extend your arms in welcome to the future. The best is yet to come! –by Anthony de Mello Photo: Virtual Show and Tell, Welcome Weekend/ Photo Credit: Tate Quinones COVID Updates COVID-19 Reminders: As the semester progresses, don’t forget that it is very important for you to stay at home if […]