The ELI Weekly Out and About: How Bazar by Anna Buettner, LA One of my favorite things to do in Gainesville is explore new outdoor markets and events. There are so many kinds, such as farmers markets, vintage markets, food truck rallies, and even live music performances. My favorite though, is The How Bazar, which […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: “Rainesville” and “Jailesville” by Suji Kim, RW20 I’ve been in Gainesville since September 2022, and I love living in here. However, as a Korean, there are a few things I’m not used to. The weather in Gainesville is almost always warm, but it then rains suddenly almost every day. […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Upper Crust by Valentina Gabino and the students of RW51 Upper Crust is a French bakery in Gainesville. It has two locations; one is in the Northwest part of town by the Fresh Market, and the other is in Haile Plantation. The bread and pastries are fresh and baked […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Horse Farm and the Farmers Moo-ket By Melina Jimenez, Instructor Last weekend, while fans celebrated the Gator’s homecoming win, my parents and my nephew came to visit from Orlando. On Saturday, we visited Emma Minaya, a former ELI student, and her 30 horses, where I, in a surprise to […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Our Favorite weekly activity ‘Gator Night’ by Luisa Velasquez and Yoojin Lee, RW 30 The Gator Night is the most interesting activity for ELI students. The most important reason is all the students of the University can integrate in one place. Also, every week there are new topics to […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Actions Speak Louder than Words by Manal Almalki, RW50 One sunny July morning, I was doing some office work as usual, and every now and then, I was looked at my official email as a student waiting with fear and enthusiasm for the result of her exam. Suddenly, […]
The ELI Weekly Hurricane Update Dear students, We are writing to let you know about Hurricane Ian. Right now, it is predicted to impact Gainesville starting tomorrow (Wednesday) evening through Friday. This might change, depending on how fast or slow the storm moves. The University of Florida and the ELI have canceled classes and activities […]
The ELI Weekly UF Libraries What do you know about the UF Library System? Did you know it is the largest information system in Florida? Did you know there are seven libraries on campus? Did you know that your student ID is your library card to check out materials? Here is a link for a […]
The ELI Weekly Where in the World? This semester, the ELI has 129 students from 23 countries. Ask your classmates where they are from! Angola Colombia Japan Taiwan Argentina Costa Rica Korea (South) Thailand Bolivia Cuba Mexico United States Brazil Ecuador Panama Uruguay Chile Greece Peru Venezuela China Italy Saudi Arabia Notes from the […]
The ELI Weekly UF Campus Landmarks: Century Tower One interesting landmark on the University of Florida campus is Century Tower. The tower was built in 1956 and is 157 feet 47.85 meters tall. The top of the tower is the home of a carillon, or a set of bells. The UF carillon has 61 bells […]