Showing posts with label Winter break. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter break. Show all posts

Monday, January 11, 2010

You can make change!

Greetings friends!

This is my first time writing since before winter break. I got ill with winter stress travels (going around the East Coast in an intense snow season is not the lightest on the bones). Anyways, Angela kindly covered the gift of being a blogger for HDH while I was recovering last night. Now I am refreshed and ready to write!

While being ill, I was diverted from eating predominantly raw vegan, and sought some warm comfort foods. Earl's Place provided me with delicious organic and vegan burritos made by Amy's. My favorite kind is the bean and rice, non-diary type... mmm delicious!

Amys


I was also flattered but a little embarrassed with the other "services" Earl's Place provided. Things like "passion meters", "grow a lover", and "love dust." All for the sake of your contentment on that day of February 14th. We are really taken care of living on campus!



And onto the subject of my more raw diet, it is amazingly catered to on campus. The reason is pretty obvious: everything raw is not cooked. So I load up on the fruits, vegetables, nuts, and kombucha which I can find all on my college campus. Soon, there will be farmers bringing me locally grown food called "Farm 2 U." I even went so far to ask HDH on their facebook, which is regularly maintained, that they supply sprouts at Earl's. (Sprouts are a very nutrious and important part of the raw diet.) Before, I was walking to the Village all the way from Warren to get my hands on dem sprouts, but now, not fortuitously, Earl's Place carries sprouts! What kindness. I encourage you all to make change by the power of suggestion. Feel free to post your comments on the HDH facbook. The link is below.
















Well friends, I have said so much. Until next time!


In love,
Jessica


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Winter Break!


Greetings friends!

How tumultuous the past few days have been... the rain and cold and wind.. packing for three weeks away from UCSD... and oh yeah, finals!

Can you believe this is in San Diego?


If you are still on campus, check out Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders on Monday December 14th at the nearby theater near Trader Joe's. For more info click HERE


And for your return back to campus, click here for the Free Holiday Airport Schedule on January 3rd.

San Diego Airport to Peterson Hall
Day/DateDeparture Times

10 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
10 p.m.
Winter break 2009-2010
Sunday, Jan. 3


Congratulations on the completion of the first quarter of the 2009-2010 school year! I wish you all a renewing and refreshing winter break!


Happy Holidays!

Warmly,
Jessica



Thursday, November 5, 2009

I gotta EAT! Find out HOW to know WHERE to go and WHEN.

In between studying, you gotta eat!

I'm sure many of you already know the hours your favorite Dining Services (DS) restaurants are open-- in fact, you might even plan your day around these hours to ensure you have a chance to grab a meal.

In case you didn't know... Dining hours change during holiday breaks. Some even change during Finals week!
One of my favorite dining halls is Cafe Ventanas in ERC. The location is close to where I live (The Village), so it's super convenient. If you don't happen to live near there, but want to check out Cafe Ventanas one of these days, their regular hours are:
  • M-F: 7am to 9pm
  • Sat-Sun: 10am to 9pm
But the hours change on these holidays:

Veteran's Day:

  • 11/11: 10am - 9pm

Thanksgiving Break:

  • 11/25: 7am - 1:30pm
  • 11/26-11/28: Closed
  • 11/29: 5pm - 9pm

Winter Break:

  • 12/12: 7am - 1:30pm
  • 12/13-1/2: Closed
  • 1/3: 12pm - 9pm
I called Cafe Ventanas at 858-534-0567 to ask if the hours are different during Finals week. I spoke with the manager, Daniel, who assured me they keep their regular hours, but will be closed the last Saturday of finals.

The dining hall managers are super cool people that are there to help you guys. So take advantage of the opportunity to voice your opinion to them, or just to let them know what an awesome job their doing! : )

It's beneficial to be as aware of dining hours as you are of library hours.

Curious to see who the other managers are? You can find their pics, contact info, and the hours of operation for the other 10 or so dining halls and markets on campus by visiting:
http://hdh.ucsd.edu/diningservices/hours.asp

Hang in there guys! More than halfway through fall quarter, and you're doing great!

~Hilary *Compost Queen*