How to find a place to live

Hi everyone.

The most important thing when you study abroad is a nice living place. I don't think anyone can study well and get good grades if they don't live in a nice place where they feel happy and comfortable to stay at. So today I'm going to write about how to find a place to live through MiraCosta College website.

Here are the steps:

• type "Housing" in the search box on the right top of the seach box and then click on MiraCosta housing website, Click on "I'm looking for a place to rent", then you can see bunch of housing information with landlords' contacts. Write down information about the ones fit your demand, and contact with owner tell them you want to see the room.  (You need to go to see it before you move in).  

• If you can't find anyone that satisfied you on that page with renting information, you can also type"home stay" in the search box, then click first link "Transportation/Home stay services, there are Homestay organizations which specialize at helping international students find a home stay that fit their requirement.

As my personal experience of housing, I find a cozy private room only for $500 USD each month which is where I current live. Including utilities such as electricity, water, trash, and internet.  let's take a look of the outside environment! :D

what should we do when we haven't decide our major

At my first semester, I had problem with choosing major. I want to major in something that will get me a nice job, is interesting to study, and enjoyable to work in, but I don't know what that is for me. As an international student, I have more clear study goals and time limit compare with local students, so me and my parents were worrying about my major "issue" in last past few months. Fortunately I have an goal now with Career Center and school website's help.

When you feel lost on the way of deciding major, please feel free use resources in our school, that is their job and they are waiting for help us  anytime! If you do not know what kinds of job you can get after graduate and got the degree from the major you are interested in, you can go to career center make an appointment with specialists their and they'll help your explore jobs. If you are really into something and want to major in it, but you do not know what major we have relatives with it, you could also go to our school website's certificates page to find out what majors we have in MiraCosta.

About going back China during school break

Hi everybody.

I have been San Diego about 14 months, I haven't go back China in this 14 months even once.   I really miss my family and everything in my country, so I am planning going back home in this winter.  But since it is a international trip, the process might be more complicated and confusing than just travel inside the U.S. or China. I'm a little bit frustrated now, but I would like share my knowledge about this so that may offer some help for you.

First, the expiration day of my visa is one year from the day I got it, so it is already expired. There is no problem to have the visa expire while I am in the United States.  But when I go home in December, my visa need to be extended before I return to the United States.

Also, I changed my school from my language school which is located in downtown San Diego to MiraCosta College.  Therefore, I have to redo a visa interview.  I was told I need to bring all same documents with first time I went to visa interview: Bank statement, grade score, house proprietary certificate, etc. Every step is almost the same with first time.  (If I didn't change my school I can just pay ZhongXin Bank and they will help me expand my visa without going to embassy in person).

And by the way, my city is so beautiful, let's take a look of it :D

Isn't it beautiful? haha.