UC Irvine. It was an unfriendly campus and the dorms seemed sad
How was your student’s first semester, @mompup? I remember thinking what a dump my son’s dorm room was, but he was absolutely ecstatic about it so I just smiled and cleaned for as long as he would let me. 
What does this OP mean??
I used to privately chuckle at those that said, “Kids will bloom where they’re planted.”
You know what, I was wrong to do that, and I can thank my son for teaching me a lesson.
Though we were never worried per se, he acclimated far better than we had anticipated. He’s a different person in a very positive way.
OP = Original Poster in internet-speak
Sorry for being obtuse, but can someone clarify what this thread is about?
bopper, thumper knows what OP means, but wants to know what does THIS PARTICULAR original post mean? I’m with them!
New poster, maybe they are confused about how threads work.
I had spaghetti once.
UC Irvine has a decent student shopping center though.
@websensation I’ve been to that shopping center and it is nice!
I think UC Irvine is nice, the area is nice. There is an international grocery store nearby that sells bread as it comes out of an oven (like a pizza oven) that is to die for.