<p>I will be visiting the campus for a ph.d student weekend in a couple weeks. What are the places that I should be sure to check out both on campus, and off campus?</p>
<p>Although this is meant as a general thread, I am also interested in the Japanese population at Uva? Although I am not a Japanese student, I have been studying the language for the past year, part-time, and what to continue this as I continue through school.</p>
<p>as a parent, i'll give you some comments, and plenty of students will come on, i'm sure. visit their 14 or so libraries! the LAWN! will you live on or off campus? check out grad dorms if applicable. there is a high asian population, i think, but don't know beyond that. off campus...The Corner, Blue Ridge Parkway( Shenandoah Mts.) wineries out of C'ville on N. 29, Monticello. hope this helps. good luck!</p>
<p>When you arrive, it will be obvious that you'll want to take in the beauty and history of Jefferson's original "Academical Village" on the Lawn. Visit the Rotunda. Look into Edgar Allen Poe's dorm room. Stroll around, wander over to the Corner and have a bite to eat. I like the Virginian restaurant, but there are lots of choices. As the University expanded, it did so in different directions. You'll notice the medical complex, in one area, the archtecture school in another and so on. So, depending on your interests, you'll just follow a map to get to where you want to go. You should probably go to the stadium and also check out some of the sports facilities. Off grounds is the "downtown" area that can be reached by a trolley system. This area is blocked off from cars, so it's a nice gathering area for people, not just students. There are neat shops, restaurants, and entertainment. Those are the sites that first come to mind. Hope you enjoy your visit! Sorry, I don't know anything about the Japanese element at UVA.</p>
<p>Tonight the Japanese (culture) Club is hosting a Curry night. There's a residential option for undergrads studying Japanese (I am friends with quite a few of them). I would suggest emailing the professors directly if you want to know the details though.</p>
<p>My Dad loves Michael's Bistro on the Corner. It's an upstairs restaurant that he says has the best Belgian beer selection in North America! I agree with recommendations by the other posters. I think Rugby Rd. is very pretty, and represents the Greek life at UVA. If you walk down a few blocks you'll find beta bridge>>a bridge that students paint on about all kinds of things. The Va. Tech sorrow message is painted on this bridge, and is found in many photos. Where will you be staying?
Though the Cavalier Inn (Best Western) isn't fancy, it is fine, good price, it's close to the Grounds and quite walkable to everything. The Red Roof Inn is supposedly nice, but I have no first hand experience with it. But if you can get reservations at the RRI, it's right there in the Corner area>>very nice!! IMO, there are many nice hotels in CVL, but these two will be your best bet to being close to Grounds and walkable. Maybe others have recommendations about lodging in CVL, but I like these two due to proximity.
Please post and let us know how your visit goes.</p>
<p>Noahdesu, I don't know if this is something you necessarily need to visit while checking out UVa, but if you get in, you should look into living at Shea</a> House after your first year. It's one of the foreign language immersion houses similar to La Casa Bolivar (Spanish) and La Maison Francaise next door to Shea as well as the German House and the Russian House. Shea House is broken down into 6 sections, which include Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/ Urdu, Italian, Japanese, or Persian (Farsi). Since you're interested in Japanese culture, the Shea House might interest you.</p>
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<p>I think he's a PH.D. student...if so, he should be checking out grad programs, grad housing, and local housing. Besides checking out local C'ville to see if he could live here for a few years, looking around grounds, and getting info on grad resources, and maybe visit his place of research if he's intending to take that route, I say he doesn't have all that much to do.</p>
<p>Haha, I missed that. </p>
<p>Hmmm, now that I think about it, a law school student lived in the Spanish House when I lived there, but I don't know if that was an extreme special case that a grad student lived with us. </p>
<p>Anyway, Noahdesu, check out the Japanese</a> Club.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the information everyone. I will be visiting the campus at the end of this month and your suggestions will certainly come in helpful!</p>
<p>I'll update this thread after the visit :)</p>