Tag Archives: I-House Life

2014 in review

To kick off the new year, we’d like to share with you a summary of activity on our blog, I-House: Where UC Berkeley Meets the World. Here’s an excerpt: This blog was viewed about 17,000 times in 2014. The busiest … Continue reading

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Last Chance to Support I-House in 2014 and Double your Gift

Dear I-House Friends, As 2014 draws to a close, I would like to say thank you for helping to make 2014 a year of inspiration and opportunity here at International House for our residents and our community. With your support, … Continue reading

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Come Together

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The 2014 I-House All-Staff Holiday Luncheon Celebration took place on December 17 in the Chevron Auditorium. This year, the invitation list more than doubled due to the administration’s decision to add our RAs, student workers and limited staff with a … Continue reading

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An Ode to the I-House Christmas Tree

An Ode to the I-House Christmas Tree | Part One of A Series of Odes to the Little Things of I-House that make it so Largely Special Intro to the Odes: Yesterday I experienced a strange sinking feeling of something really … Continue reading

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La squadra dell’I-House

To read this blog post in English, click here: Building the I-House Team Passo circa otto ore al giorno al lavoro, dal lunedi al venerdi. Dato il tipo di lavoro che faccio, vedo quasi tutti i miei colleghi quotidianamente. Sono la … Continue reading

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The Dutch Santa

Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year. A time for family and a time for presents for many cultures of the world. Most children in The Netherlands are more excited about another guy in a red suit: Saint Nicolas. … Continue reading

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From Roommates to Family: Bringing your roommate home for Thanksgiving

As anyone attending university away from home knows, it is natural to build a new family of close friends in your new city. For many out-of-state UC Berkeley students, Thanksgiving is often shared with the “families” they have built. For … Continue reading

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Een kijkje in de keuken: A Look Behind the Scenes

This post is written in Dutch, my native language. See English translation below. (Deze blog is oorspronkelijk geschreven voor de website van mijn universiteit in Nederland, http://cursor.tue.nl/) Het land van vrijheid en onbegrensde mogelijkheden. Het land waar groter bijna altijd … Continue reading

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The Hogwarts of Berkeley

Dear Ms. Chang, we are pleased to inform you that you have a place at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Term begins on the 21st of August. We await your owl no later than the 31st of July. … Continue reading

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Un mundo debajo del mismo techo

To read this blog post in English, click here: One world under one roof Yo recuerdo que me levantaba y absorbía como una esponja del jet lag de toda la casa. Yo recuerdo que bajaba al refectorio. Yo recuerdo que me sentaba … Continue reading

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