California’s College Town

Transcript

Are you ready for some extra curricular activity? Let’s head to downtown Davis and meet Mahiri. He’s a freshman majoring in communications with a minor in psychology. Now, there’s a lot of California universities in cities large and small, but Mahiri is gonna tell you why the city of Davis is truly California’s college town. Mahiri, it’s all yours buddy.

– Thank you, Alex. Just the other day I was walking off from a lecture caught a glimpse of the blue sky, felt the sun my face and thought to myself, wow, it’s another beautiful day at UC Davis. I’m beyond excited to share with you my experience as a first year Aggie. Early on, my friends and I decided that having a car and paying for a car in Davis just wasn’t worth it. Now, if you live in a car town you may be asking, well Mahiri, how else do students get around? This is one of the most bike friendly places in the nation. I personally take my bike wherever I go. Students also have Unitrans, a student run bus system that is designed to serve all of Davis. When it’s time to go shopping, my friends and I ride our bikes into town, grab a cup of coffee, head over to Target or Trader Joe’s and then catch a ride home on the Unitrans with our groceries, hassle free. One of my favorite places to go is the farmer’s market in Central Park, it’s open year round, rain or shine and everything there is grown, raised or made locally. I’m told it’s even one of the best in the entire country. I remember being amazed by the variety of food options, both on campus and around town. I mean there’s sushi, Indian food, pizza, burgers, crepes and the list goes on and on. And on one day after class, my friends offered to take me out to dinner. They told me it was going to be a surprise and to just trust them and so I did. As we biked downtown, we came across Thai Nakorn restaurant and wow, I remember being amazed and riding back near midnight, super happy that I took the chance, tried new food and had fun. One time I came downtown with my friends to take my mind off of my biology midterm. It also happened to be Halloween time. One of my buddies asked if we wanted to go to a thrift store and try on new costumes. And I remember trying on these costumes and laughing if a particular suit was too tight or small and saying that this was like my childhood, but I remember saying that this is different than my childhood, this is college, my college experience. If you ever want to explore further outside of our campus, UC Davis is in the middle of everywhere. I mean, we’re less than a 20 minute drive from Sacramento, which is big compared to Davis and has tons of great places to go. Ever want to get to the coast, we’re less than a two hour drive from the beach and the San Francisco Bay Area. And if you go the other direction, you’re rolling up into the beautiful Sierra and you cannot attend UC Davis without going on a camping trip at least once. Once again, my name is Mahiri Moore Junior and I had a wonderful time showing you the best of Davis, California’s college town. Over to you Alex.

– Thank you Mahiri, it sounds like you’re having a pretty great year. I wish I could live without a car, it’d be cheaper, safer, and a lot more fun than sitting on the 405 in California that’s for sure. After we wrap this, you’ve got to tell me where’s the best dinner in town. I have absolutely loved being in Davis since we’ve gotten here. Great job, cheers Mahiri.