The ELI Weekly Out and About: A Visit to Blue Springs by Subin (Joy) Kim, RW40 When I first came to Gainesville, I heard about the springs for the first time. I had never known about springs before, and I remember thinking, “What are the springs?” There are many springs in Gainesville. One of the […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Al-Ula, an Amazing Place to Visit in Saudi Arabia by Azzam Almatrodi, RW40 Al-Ula is a historical city located in the northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is 5000 years old and is the first site in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be registered on the […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Local Eats by Melina Jimenez, Instructor Gainesville is an amazing place to live because we have many restaurants to visit. My two favorite restaurants are La Tienda and Seoul Pocha, and they are both located on SW 13th Street. La Tienda is an authentic Mexican restaurant that offers many […]
The ELI Weekly Where in the World? This semester, the ELI has 121 students from 24 countries. Ask your classmates to tell you some fun facts about their countries! CIP Weekly Activities Weekend Event: Volunteer Weekend Help your community by choosing ONE of the volunteering events this weekend. Please only sign up for one. You […]
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 tall. The top of the tower is the home of a carillon, or a set of bells. The UF carillon has 61 bells that are […]
The ELI Weekly Congratulations and thanks, everyone! This will be the last issue of the Weekly for the Summer Term, 2024. Congratulations on making it to the end of this semester! We hope you learned more English, made some wonderful friends and had some fun, as well. You should all be very […]
The ELI Weekly Lake Wauburg End-of-Semester Barbecue Come join the fun! Saturday, August 3rd – End of Semester BBQ at Lake Wauburg – 11:45am to 4:00pm Meet at Norman Garage at 11:45. All are welcome to celebrate the end of the semester at our BBQ! Come get free food and kayak or canoe on beautiful Lake Wauburg North Shore for […]
The ELI Weekly Finals! Time to push to the finish There will be no weekend activity this week, as we want to give you time to be finishing up your studying and getting ready for your ELI Final Exams. CIP Activities Monday, July 22nd – Coffee Talk – 6:30 – 9:00pm Socialize with LAs and ELI […]
The ELI Weekly Daytona Beach Join us for some beach fun! Saturday, July 20th – Daytona Beach Trip – Meet at Norman Garage at 9:00am See one of Florida’s famous beaches! Bring 25 dollars exact cash to the CIP office between 9am and 12:30pm M-TH to purchase transportation tickets for the beach trip from Tate! […]
The ELI Weekly World Equestrian Center See a horse competition! Saturday, July 13th – Ocala Horse Competition at the World Equestrian Center – 9:30am to 2:00pm Explore Ocala’s World Equestrian Center and see some horse competitions like the Western Ranch horse show and the Hunter/Jumper competitions. Ocala is famously known as the Horse Capital […]