Berkeley Visit!

Beautiful campus full of amazing people


 I got to visit UC Berkeley today and it was amazing!

The campus is absolutely stunning.

Many of the buildings are inspired off old architecture.



Their grandeur is truly awe-inspiring.  
Not to mention this huuuuuge library!
A friends tells me this is her favorite place to study: The gigantic windows let you see the sky change colors into the night. 

The gate at the front of the school was used as inspiration for Monster's University:
See the resemblance?

The biology building has a must-see Tyrannosaurus-Rex fossil:

I love how the seemingly ancient buildings at the heart of the campus balance out the more modern ones on the outskirts of campus. 

One of Berkeley's 33 libraries has this statue of Mark Twain:
He's reading one of his own books: Huckleberry Finn

Did you know that Nobel Prize winners get free parking at Berkeley?

One Nobel Prize winner, Saul Perlmutter, even stated, "The only reason to win a Nobel Prize is so that you can park on campus." (X) After my struggle trying to find parking today, I can totally relate.


All in all, I loved this trip and I'm so glad I got to have this experience.









Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Girls Who Code Summer Camp

Image
A lot of hard work!  Me and my fellow Girl Who Code officers have decided to hold a Summer Camp for girls in 4th through 6th grade. And of course, as president, this means I have had a lot of work to do. So many things had to be taken care of: How should we advertise and promote publicity? Where can we book a place with 50 computers? When should we hold it--what time and dates? How much should we teach? What topics should we cover? How do we explain these topics to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders? It took a lot of hard work, late nights, and determination, but we've planned nearly everything out! Here's a flyer I designed with my officer team and created on my own (with Photoshop): This was a lot of work! I'm really proud of how much we've accomplished and I will update more on how the camp goes.
Read more

On Volunteering, Optimizing Metrics, and more

Image
This winter break I volunteered at the Southern California Vipassana Center in Joshua Tree near LA. On being free: I've done a couple of 10-day meditation retreats in the past through the Vipassana Organization and the neat thing is that it is completely free. Not even that it's a non-profit, but actually free . You don't pay for your room, the facilities, the food, heat, water, the volunteer's labor, the teachers' labor, anything . The entire organization is run purely on donations and volunteering. And on top of that, only accepts donations from people who have completed a 10-day retreat. There's no giant wealthy philanthropist, no big government institution that supporting the Vipassana Organization. Every cent is donated by people who truly want to help and support others in their meditation. If you're wondering why people are so dedicated to this, I would honestly suggest taking a 10-day course yourself. It truly is something best learned abo
Read more