The ELI Weekly Out and About: UF Bat Houses With the Halloween season around the corner, it’s a good time to talk about bats! Along with witches, ghosts, and pumpkins, bats are synonymous with Halloween. So, if you are interested in getting into the Halloween spirit, take a visit to the UF Bat […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Volunteering This weekend, ELI students have two volunteer opportunities: Green Bridges and Mill Creek Horse Farm. Did you know volunteering is an important aspect of American culture? Though the number of hours that Americans volunteer has decreased since the pandemic, volunteering is still strong in the U.S. […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Community Gardens Have you ever heard of a community garden? A community garden is a piece of land that is gardened by a group of people in a neighborhood. In some community gardens, people who sign up to tend the garden are given their own piece of […]
The ELI Weekly Where in the World? This semester, the ELI has 63 students from more than 21 different places. You can learn a lot about the world from your classmates! Some students are from more than one country. If you call more than one place home, let us know and we will […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Gator Football and Tailgating Last Saturday, you may have noticed the UF campus absolutely packed with Gator fans! What were all these people doing outside all day? They were taking part in tailgating, an American tradition that brings football fans together to share food, drinks, and school […]