Hello from Irvine, California August 9, 2015

Hi everyone in Minorigaoka, hope you are having a wonderful summer vacation

Here are some pictures of California and the university I’m studying at. Now I’m partly a student, so I can understand how you feel when you have

classes and lots of assignments!! Even I’m exhausted of them, I’m having a great time here and I’m looking forward to telling you a story of the

stay in California more when I go back to Japan. Time flies! I’ll see you in 3 weeks! Have a nice summer!!! Yumiko Sakai

About California

Irvine is one of the cities in Orange County in California.

The weather in California is dry and sunny but much milder than that of Tokyo. The highest temperature in a day is around 25℃.

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

UCI is surrounded by nature and school buildings are scattered around. 緑がいっぱいで大学の校舎は点在しています！

the 60th

Anniversary

Food @ UCI

There are many places to eat and variety of food in UCI. You can even enjoy waffles!!

Eco friendly

Wendy’s, Starbucks,

Panda Express, etc.

Los Angeles & Beaches in California

Here are some famous places in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is about 40 minutes away from Irvine by trains or cars.

There are also beautiful beaches in California. The beach below is in Santa Monica near Los Angeles.

Grauman’s Chinese Theater

Hollywood & Downtown L.A.

Walk of Fame Handprints & Footprints of famous people

Union Station in LA

LA is about 40 minutes away from Irvine by Amtrak

Amtrak ≪Pacific Surfliner≫ 大陸横断鉄道

Santa Monica is famous for its beautiful

beaches! These photos were taken near

Santa Monica Pier.

You can see the Pacific Ocean!