Juliette & Joshua, sitting on the bus, B-L-O-G-G-I-N-G ... okay, that was one too many letters!

We were on the bus home for Spring Break. Check it out!
Suburban Express is high quality. You get to sit in sporty cushioned seats and get internet.

Hey my name is Alejandro and I am studying General Engineering here at Illinois. I was born in Venezuela, but I have lived most of my life in Boulder, Colorado. I love to play sports more specifically soccer, which I played in high school. I also love to go skiing in the Rockies, something I was sad to leave when I moved to the flat prairie that is Illinois, but I still get my ski days in during breaks. It is a big difference coming from out-of-state considering that a lot of the kids who go to the U of I are from the Chicago area, but there are so many different kids that its practically impossible to not get along with anyone.

So far I really have enjoyed my time at Illinois. I have gotten to meet a lot of new people and done a lot of cool things. I went out sailing with the sailing club a few times, went on a ski trip with the ski club, learned the sport of handball, went to some good parties and I still got decent grades.

College is a big transition, but this first year has been great and I just wonder what the next three years have in store for me.

Well hi

Hi my name is David Perez and I am yet another member of EVS. I am from Des Plaines, IL (NW suburb of Chicago) and though technically I am still a General Engineering major I will be an Aerospace Engineering major at the start of the next school year and I am already taking classes for the Aerospace major. Fun fact is that I am actually a year ahead of where I should be thanks to my parents (not my decision, I was like 6) and maybe I was not quite ready for college but college doesn't wait for you to be ready so well here I am. Its sad to think I will turn 21 my Senior year., but what can you do.

At UIUC there are so many different experiences to be had and it will probably take all your time here to do just a few of them. I haven't done as much on campus as maybe some of my peers but some of the things I have done include pledging a fraternity (didn't initiate, wasn't my thing), sold churros on the quad, attended "unofficial" meetings of poker club (real money was involved), played endless hours of COD (Call of Duty) and hackysack in a dorm, study my ass off for more tests than I can count, ultimate Frisbee, paintball, parties (won't talk about those) etc you get the picture.

I am not really involved in any clubs or organizations yet though I am a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and I would like to get involved with Engineers Without Borders at some point.

Sometimes I remember how easy my high school classes were compared to the ones here but well, thats why engineers make the big bucks. Well thats it for now but if there are any questions at all, as we will might try to stay away from some sensitive topics in the future, feel free to email me anything at perez34@illinois.edu

Hey everyone! My name is Michelle and I am currently a freshman at the University of Illinois. I am majoring in mechanical engineering; I am also interested in the medical field and am considering working with medical equipment, from a mechanical perspective, of course! As of right now, I am taking the basic courses of math, chemistry, and physics, which are somewhat interesting. I am also taking the introductory course for mechanical engineering, which, despite the 8 o'clock lecture, is very interesting!
My college experience so far has been great- I've met a lot of new people and made some great friends, and the change of life from high school can be weird at times (weird in a good way!), and there are so many clubs to get involved in! I am involved in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), SWE, and RFI, which is an R/C plane group where we build planes and actually learn to fly them... we will see how good I get at that... =)
Anyways, be sure to keep checking back to read more about the U of I and college life!