Author: studentservices

My day doesn’t typically start until 8 or even 9 in the morning, when I reluctantly drag myself out of bed. I’m more of a …

Björk’s new album, Vulnicura, dropped at an extremely inconvenient time: I’ve just started working with a client in the Study Abroad Office at Santa Clara …

As with most days, morning is my time for me.  I’m up and riding my Schwinn Sierra out the door at 5:30am to go to …

I woke up at 6:45 today. Like most mornings, my husband is still asleep. If I had him follow me to Monterey, the least I …

For my night owl self, each day truly begins under the cloak of the after hours. As I lie on my bed, illuminated under plastic …

As a TESOL/IEM student, my day begins like many others – with my phone’s alarm (Tiny Dancer by Elton John, no less). As I curse …

Monterey County Fair
I don’t exactly have a typical day, but I do start my days by stretching and listening to NPR One because otherwise there …

When I was teaching English in Japan, the idea of “ESID” (Every situation is different) was drummed in to us. No two people have lived …

6:55am. Today I woke up a bit earlier than usual. The Migration Policy Institute was hosting a webinar on the effects migration has on segregation. …