The ELI Weekly Out and About: The Springs! by Diana Barragan, RW 60 I was very interested to go to the springs because I love manatees, and they sometimes are in the springs in the winter. I was excited to meet my friends there. When we arrived, we put blankets on the ground and had […]
The ELI Weekly Where in the World? This semester, the ELI has 117 students from 25 countries. Ask your classmates where they are from! CIP Weekday Activities Volunteer Weekend Help the local Gainesville community through one of these volunteering opportunities! There are 4 different activities on Saturday and Sunday, but please only sign up for […]
The ELI Weekly Exploring Campus: The Potato One fun University of Florida landmark is a giant rock outside of Turlington Hall. The rock is 30,000 years old, and its shape and color resemble America’s favorite vegetable–the potato! In fact, UF students fondly call this rock the “Potato” and it is used as a landmark for […]
The ELI Weekly Commencement Ceremony Friday April 28th at 10:00am, Rion Ballroom in Reitz Union Congratulations on making it to the end of the semester! We hope you learned more English, made some wonderful friends and had some fun, as well. You should all be very proud of yourselves and we’d like to celebrate this […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the recipients of the ELI scholarships for the Summer 2023 Semester! Dr. Jayne C. Harder Memorial Scholarship: Sultan Alqahtani from Saudi Arabia Dr. J.C. Casagrande Peace Scholarship: Jorge Salazar Meza from Uruguay and Venezuela First Runner-Up: Juliana Kaercher from Brazil Second Runner-Up: Georgios Kalfagiannis from Greece and Venezuela […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: My Last Spring Break By Woonchae Park, RW20 Last Spring break, I had a great time and made new memories I will never forget. On the first day, I went to Little Havana in Miami. I was shocked when I arrived because it felt like I was in […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Nominees It is very difficult to be nominated for a scholarship. The nominees all worked extra hard this semester and achieved the following criteria: Full-time C semester student Academic Excellence Outstanding Progress Excellent Attendance and Participation Practices English Successful Academic Work Strategies Intercultural Understanding/ Relationships see more about the scholarship here: […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Adventures in Mexico City by Juyeon (Andrea) Hong, RW61 Did you enjoy the spring break? I visited Mexico City alone during spring break! Before I went there, I was worried because I had a prejudice against Mexico. However, contrary to my concern, Mexico City was perfect. There are a […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Margarita Island by Candy Fontana, RW 51 If you someday in your life want to visit Margarita Island, Venezuela, these are my recommendations to you for the best trip of your life. I used to live here since I was a baby, so I know countless places and activities […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Busch Gardens by the entire class of RW42 Busch Gardens is a popular theme park in Tampa, Florida. The ELI visited the park this past weekend. Five students from Reading/Writing 42 attended, and they enjoyed the trip. The most popular ride among the RW42 students was Iron Gwazi, a […]