I had visited UCSD for one evening back in February during a visit with SDSU so I was excited to have a few familiar faces. It was a fun visit and I even had a few more firsts!
One of the fun things I did was attend Kappa Karnival. AEPhi's booth was hair-wraps, which they did for quite a few girls. I thought it was a great idea for a booth because even the Kappa's wanted hair-wraps. It was fun to see them all get involved and to have the Kappa women organize the booth and help us out.
On Sunday the chapter held their annual parents brunch. It was on campus in a great little space and it was catered with food from Whole Foods- great bagels and other breakfast foods. It was also a beautiful day outside and a great excuse to wear the Lilly Pulitzer dress I had packed!
Eliza V-Neck T-Shirt Dress in "A Little Tipsy"
Hannah, the chapter president, took me to see the Glider Point one evening. The campus is right on the Pacific in La Jolla and the glider point is a cliff that drops down to the water where people paraglide and hang glide. It was really cool to sit and watch these things take off and fly around. I also got to see the sun set over the ocean, which is not something I see often, being from the east coast.
Another first on this visit was trying udon noodles. They are the big spherical noodles in Japanese soup, which usually also has a lot of tofu. I am not a huge fan of tofu but I really like Vietnamese soup, pho, so when Hannah ordered it I decided to try it as well. The broth was similar to pho so I ended up eating most of the noodles and broth and leaving all the tofu in the bowl. I'm glad I tried something new but pho is still way better in my books!
A first I was hesitant and excited for at the same time was line dancing. When Hannah asked if I wanted to go line dancing with some sisters I was a little intimidated because I'm not a good dancer nor do I pick things up quickly (and Hannah is both) but I decided to give it a try- why not! I really like country music so I knew at the least that would be a good part. The place was not very crowded and there were definitely quite a few people that struck me as regulars, since they seemed to know every choreographed dance and how to two-step. Sarah knew a lot of the dances and Hannah seemed to have some sort of idea about a least a handful of them. I danced for two different line dances but that was about all I could handle. But I did have a great time watching the dancing and singing a long to some country music!
On campus every Tuesday there is a farmers market, full of ethnic food stands and assorted retailers. On Tuesday Natalie took me to lunch there and we both had burritos from the Mexican vendor. It was really good and the walkway was full of students and staff also enjoying the market.
On my last day we went to a restaurant on campus, call the Bistro. It was a very nice-looking, free standing place that was mainly a sushi bar, but also had a menu of other items. The thing that amazed me was that they could use dining dollars at such a nice restaurant. It was a delicious meal and a great way to end my visit!
Surfin' USA by the Beach Boys
A first I was hesitant and excited for at the same time was line dancing. When Hannah asked if I wanted to go line dancing with some sisters I was a little intimidated because I'm not a good dancer nor do I pick things up quickly (and Hannah is both) but I decided to give it a try- why not! I really like country music so I knew at the least that would be a good part. The place was not very crowded and there were definitely quite a few people that struck me as regulars, since they seemed to know every choreographed dance and how to two-step. Sarah knew a lot of the dances and Hannah seemed to have some sort of idea about a least a handful of them. I danced for two different line dances but that was about all I could handle. But I did have a great time watching the dancing and singing a long to some country music!
On campus every Tuesday there is a farmers market, full of ethnic food stands and assorted retailers. On Tuesday Natalie took me to lunch there and we both had burritos from the Mexican vendor. It was really good and the walkway was full of students and staff also enjoying the market.
On my last day we went to a restaurant on campus, call the Bistro. It was a very nice-looking, free standing place that was mainly a sushi bar, but also had a menu of other items. The thing that amazed me was that they could use dining dollars at such a nice restaurant. It was a delicious meal and a great way to end my visit!
Surfin' USA by the Beach Boys
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