EXCHANGE VISIT TO UCLA Christie Wong Man Wa (RA President of Hall 10) Sara Kong Sin Yin (RA Welfare Secretary of Hall 11) 15/5/2016 2/6/2016
First Day of Arrival
Our Days in UCLA Day 1 Arrival Day Day 2 Visit of UCLA Residence Office/West Hollywood Day 3 Hammer Museum/Santa Monica Day 4 Universal Studio Day 5 LACMA/Farmer Market/Hollywood Day 6 Pepperdine University Day 7 Venice Beach with Resident Tutor Day 8 Six Flags Theme Park Day 9 University of Southern California/Dodger Stadium/Green Gala Day 10 Disneyland Day 11 Beverly Hills & Marina del Rey
Residential Office in UCLA Since the students in UCLA are about ten times in our university, the residential office in UCLA is much bigger and organized. SRO in UCLA!
International Community in UCLA There are many international clubs in UCLA, for example, Africans Club will hold activities especially for the Africans who are studying in UCLA. Since the nationality of the students in UCLA are more diverse, students come from different countries often play along with each other during their leisure time.
A Visit of Hedrick Hall We met their Hall Tutor! She showed us around the floor she was living on and her room!
West Hollywood Theatre Where we can see celebrities attending Film Premiere! UCLA Campus Tour The University Campus is so huge and beautiful! It took us half day to walk around both the campus and residential area.
Finally we get to meet Jean and Yen Ling again in LA! They brought us to try Japanese and Korean food. :-P
It s Hollywood Street! Here comes our Residence Director --- Idriss! He brought us to have a walk along Hollywood street at night. What a great experience!
Hammer Museum He is one of the staffs working in Residence Office --- Hector! He brought us to the Hammer Museum which UCLA students are free to get in!
Universal Studio & Disneyland We had great fun with the Residence staffs of UCLA in two famous theme parks in LA!!
LA Country Museum of Art This is Urban Light, which is the most popular artwork of the museum and attracted lots of people taking photos here.
Pepperdine University
Dodger s Stadium Allison one of the RA member brought us to some famous spot in LA! Greystone Mansion
Breakfast everyday in De Neve Aquatic Centre of UCLA She s one of the staffs in Student Recidence Office--- TaMisha! See how much we ate in the morning
SIX FLAGS! The RA of Hedrick Hall organized an event which brought the students to Six Flags Theme Park! No transportation fee is required, and students could buy the ticket with a lower price! Have fun!
Green Gala It is an event held by the Residence Office, gathering people to spread about the future year plan on sustainable policy applying to the Halls. They valued Green Actions a lot!
Green Events in UCLA UCLA has been doing great deal of work on sustaining the environment in Los Angeles. For instance, it recycles food from hotels or restaurants near UCLA and use the wastes for growing plants in the campus UCLA has started to focus more on developing a 100% green environment in the campus areas. Green Gala was organized for the first time this year to kick off the start of the developing a totally green campus in UCLA.
University of South California Griffith Observatory Jess is with us today! Hollywood Sign!
Christie s Review It has been a great 12 days spending in UCLA. Meeting people across the globe and spending a quality time with colleagues and students in LA are undoubtedly the most valuable things I have done in this year. This has totally broaden my horizons. The nationality mix in UCLA is more diverse than CityU, and I believe this is the main reason that people who come from different places can get and play along with each other very well. In the coming future, I believe we can learn more from them about the international culture. Thank you for the opportunity to visit one of the top university which is across the Pacific Ocean to us!
Sara s Review This is such a valuable experience to pay a visit to UCLA, one of the best universities in the world. In two weeks time, I got the chance to live in the residential area with Christie. It lets us communicate with student leaders and staffs working in Student Residence Office. I have learnt a lot from their work and everyday life, such as the way they cooperate with hall tutors and their passion in creating a better residential area in school. Apart from residential life, I had great fun when the staffs took us to travel around Los Angeles. The weather was nice, places are gorgeous and people are so friendly. This visit is a memorable experience which I am so glad that I did not miss this opportunity. I also got a good new friend after that --- it s Christie!