nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm
As of Sophomore year of college, it became incredible apparent that my personal Filofax was not large enough to keep track of the countless deadlines, tests, and schedules I had to keep track of in school. Although I love my personal filofax for appointments and social activities, crowding it with school information is overwhelming. I [...]
Its the most wonderful time of the year! Finals! This Thaksgiving break, I opted to stay in Santa Barbara and "get homework done" a.k.a. get away from LA traffic and watch college football by myself. Surf was AMAZING Thursday morning and I hope to make a Thanksgiving day surf an annual tradition. For dinner, thankfully, [...]
Above the 101 about 30 minutes north of Santa Barbara, the Gaviota State beach is an awesome getaway with a spectacular hike. AJ and I decided to hike to the caves on top of the large hill in Gaviota park. The drive out was half of the fun. We went out there in the proper [...]
This weekend I was blessed to have AJ take the weekend off and come to see me. As far as long distances relationships go, I can say that AJ and I are doing a pretty great job making the time between visits as painless as possible and the time we do get together nearly perfect. [...]
As follows is my tragic love affair with rowing I watched a recruiting video for UCSB crew which I received via mass email and needed to give it a further look. People do crew in california? Are there nine girls in that boat? How tall are they? I went to an informational meeting the second [...]
UC Santa Barbra has around 22,000 undergraduate students, and about 18,000 registered bicycles. The campus is flat and vast. A bike is a must. My dad and I just finished working on my fixie this weekend and I love the way it turned out. We rewrapped the handlebars, replaced the chain, recoated the aluminum with [...]
Dr Paige Hoel 