The ELI Weekly Out and About: A New Chapter of My Life by Thais Ramos Santana, RW51 The day I stepped off the plane at Gainesville Regional Airport, the humid Florida air enveloped me, signaling the start of a new chapter. I had always envisioned this moment, yet the reality of leaving behind the familiar […]
The ELI Weekly CIP Weekday Activities Weekend Event Saturday, February 8th- Silver Springs State Park – 8:30am to 1:00pm Join us at the beautiful Silver Springs State Park to enjoy real Florida nature! The springs are some of Florida’s most popular attractions. Enjoy a trip on a glass bottom boat tour to see a perfect […]
The ELI Weekly Where in the World? This semester, the ELI has 104 students from 24 countries. Ask your classmates to tell you some fun facts about their countries! CIP Weekly Activities Weekend Event: Volunteer Weekend Join us as we help our local community with various service opportunities! Please sign up for only one activity […]
The ELI Weekly Exploring Campus: The Potato One quirky unusual or unexpected 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 […]
The ELI Weekly Commencement Ceremony Friday, December 6, University Auditorium, 10:00am-noon Congratulations on making it to the end of the semester! We hope you learned more English, made some wonderful friends and had some fun this semester. You should all be very proud of yourselves, and we’d like to celebrate your accomplishments at our Commencement […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the recipients of the ELI scholarships for the Spring 2025 semester! Dr. Jayne C. Harder Memorial Scholarship: Fernando Clavel Fuentes Dr. J.C. Casagrande Peace Scholarship: Zennure Agra 1st Runner-up: Suha Almuwayni Out and About: A Tradition from Peru by Veronica Acosta-Loli, RW 40 In Peru, there is […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Meet the First Asian Woman to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature by Sumin Lee, RW 50 The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang. It is the first Nobel prize for an Asian woman writer. They say that she writes intense […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Nominees It is very difficult to be nominated for a scholarship. The nominees all worked very 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: The Matherly Hall Ghost by Reading/Writing 51 Recently, there have been reports of sightings of the Ghost of Matherly Hall. The ghost is said to resemble a typical, male UF student, complete with backpack. Supposedly, he has a strong aura that can be felt from several feet away, even […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: The Whale Highway in Timor-Leste Seas by Jake Lasi, RW 51 The sea area in my country, Timor-Leste, is bigger than the land area. The sea covers about 610,000 km²(235,000 square miles) whereas the land has around 14,950 square kilometers (5,770 sq. mi). All of this ocean provides a […]