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This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: Couch-Surfing: My Adventures Catching the Wave

[Originally published in Synapse on April 25, 2013.] I first heard of couch-surfing two summers ago. It was advertised as a cheap way of traveling, by contacting locals of your destination of choice through an official website to see if, essentially, you could squat at their place for the duration...

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Iceland is for (Nature) Lovers

October 31, 2013

A rugged island nation with 40,000 square miles of arctic fjords, boiling hot springs and stunning cliffs, Iceland offers spectacular...

Catacamas, Honduras: Good Samaritan Clinic

October 31, 2013

Mayela Gutknecht

Honduras has a reputation as the new hub for drug trafficking and as the country with the world’s highest murder rate...

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Spain and Guatemala: Last Summer of Freedom

October 31, 2013

After completing the first year of my clinical psychology doctoral program, advanced students warned me that Year 1 summer was...

Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Montana: Capturing the Sunrise

October 31, 2013

Ernesto Diaz-Flores

My friend and I decided to do a photography, hiking and camping trip this summer to Wyoming, to see the...

Dahab and Cairo, Egypt: From Paradise to the City

October 31, 2013

Jennifer Neglerio

Until this past June, the first thoughts to come to mind when I thought about Egypt were delicious food, uncomfortable...

Alkmaar: Holland’s Cheese Capital

October 31, 2013

Priya Jayachandran

Being accepted to the School of Pharmacy was the most treasured moment that I’ve experienced all year, but the acceptance...

When It Rains, It Snows: A Round-up of Tahoe ski resorts

December 12, 2012

Every rainstorm in San Francisco brings a few noteworthy changes to the lives of UCSF students. For most people, this...