By Angelice Romero |Staff Writer| Living in dorms can put a toll on your mental state, pockets and not to mention your weight, unless you can find ways to stay happy and healthy. For a majority of us exchange students, we have left our comfort zone, so we have to find new, healthy outlets to keep us sane. Becoming part of a club or social organization on campus just might help find a few friends. Even becoming study buddies with a classmate will get your mind off of being in a new place. I've become pretty close with my roommates and even some of their friends, so I never feel lonely here. I also try to keep up with my favorite shows or watch a good movie on Netflix just to … [Read more...] about A New Yorker in Cali: Being happy and healthy while living on campus
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A New Yorker in Cali: Long Distance Relationships
By Angelice Romero |Staff Writer| When you go on exchange, having a relationship or trying to develop one is hard, almost impossible Many people are opposed to long distance relationships but once you go on exchange, you don’t have much of a choice. Just as you are leaving your friends, you are leaving your significant other as well. Being in a long distance relationship is already hard but when you throw in being in a new place, it becomes harder. When you are in a long distance relationship you have to factor in the time zone differences and you have to remember to trust and respect each other. Being in a long distance relationship myself, my significant other and I find … [Read more...] about A New Yorker in Cali: Long Distance Relationships
A New Yorker in Cali: Dorm Life
By Angelice Romero |Staff Writer| I feel that the most important part of transitioning as an exchange student is decorating your dorm. Living in the dorms for the first time, I've noticed that these rooms are so bare. I felt like the four white walls were talking to me. For my first week, I had absolutely nothing in my room; it was so painfully bare that I felt like it wasn't really mine. At first I started simple, putting color hooks on my walls, hanging stuff on it and then gradually adding posters and knick-knacks. I had a conversation with my roommates about decorating our rooms and making it feel more like home and we came to a conclusion that these walls were just … [Read more...] about A New Yorker in Cali: Dorm Life
A New Yorker in Cali: Starting Over
By Angelice Romero |Staff Writer| When I decided to do the National Student Exchange program from Buffalo State College to CSUSB, I did not think that starting over was going to be the hardest part. Granted, I moved to a state I’ve never been in, a city I’ve only heard from TV and movies and a school where I knew no one. I went from living off campus in freezing Buffalo, NY to a dorm in sunny San Bernardino, Calif. not knowing what to bring, what the weather would be like, what I need for my dorm and so forth. I got to Calif. noticing that, dang, maybe I should have brought some of my coats, scarfs and hats from Buffalo. When I went shopping for my dorm … [Read more...] about A New Yorker in Cali: Starting Over
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