Best Coffee Shops at FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-10-21T16:06:17-04:00Coffee, Cup of Joe, a Cuppa, Java Caffeine is king for most college students and, while generally the most economically savvy way of getting it is makin [...]
Supervise an Easy Budget for Your College Student
Michelle Balaun2020-10-19T10:50:24-04:00This is a budget lesson that will serve you in the future! Some students actually keep to a budget. I know this is true because I have had three of my o [...]
Football Time – Where to Watch the Noles
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T14:41:43-04:00College football … Noles, It’s Time We can’t wait for it! Noles football! To start anticipating that our football team will end up nationally ranked and [...]
From Tallahassee to Thomasville, Southern Charm!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T09:46:55-04:00Southern Charm Close to FSU Less than an hour north of Tally is a small town that will have you believing you’ve traveled back in time. Filled with sout [...]
Brunch is Breakfast plus Lunch plus Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-10-21T23:44:17-04:00"Brunch is breakfast without an alarm." -- Unknown Most college kids sleep late. It’s a well-known fact. So, going out for breakfast on weekends, in par [...]
Sending A Package?
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T11:51:19-04:00Make Sure Your Package Gets There There are many reasons that a student receives a package. Whether it is just their usual Amazon delivery or a care pac [...]
Staying at FSU for Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2020-11-09T15:03:27-05:00Make it a Friendsgiving Although FSU is officially closed from November 25th-29th, not all students will be going home for the holiday. Flights can be i [...]
Advice to My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T21:10:31-04:00Advice Every Freshman Should Know Moving to an unfamiliar place where you don’t know the area or a lot of people can be intimidating and challenging. It [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:02:08-04:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Bucket List FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:21:27-04:00Check out these 'Nole' things to do! If you have committed to becoming a Nole, there are a few things that you might want to check out over your next fo [...]
Making the Most of Summer C
Michelle Balaun2020-03-23T14:31:17-04:00This Can Be the Best Summer Ever! If you’re starting FSU during the summer, get ready for an amazing start to four years of college ahead of you. Summer [...]
More Veggies Please
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T16:00:04-04:00Vegetarian/Vegan Dining Slowly, but surely, more and more young people are going vegan or vegetarian. I can’t blame them. Veggies are good and good for [...]
Let’s Do Lunch
Michelle Balaun2020-06-04T17:03:32-04:00Hey, let's grab some lunch grub. Like any college town and/or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast-casu [...]
Wakey Wakey – Eggs and Bakey Breakfast Anytime
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T15:57:43-04:00Here are our favorites! Best Breakfast Restaurants Like any college town or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast foo [...]
Dinner, Early or Late
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T14:33:24-04:00When you want to go somewhere nice for dinner. Like any college town and/or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast foo [...]
Delivery Services
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:46:05-04:00There's a knock at the door! Taking time away from studying can be the difference between dinner or a bag of chips and a soda. Sometimes it pays to turn [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-06-15T10:16:33-04:00Here is what you need to know! You can certainly read about the dorms and just where to live on campus on the FSU Housing pages, but we asked our intern [...]
Birthright Israel
Michelle Balaun2021-01-14T16:18:42-05:00What is Birthright Israel? Birthright Israel is the gift of a free, 10-day trip to Israel designed for young adults of Jewish heritage, aged 18–32. Flor [...]
The Best Apps For Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-21T16:52:13-04:00FSU and College Studying Apps Remember when you were in college and everything was easily accessible via apps on your phone? No? Well, me either. Our ki [...]
Just Desserts!
Michelle Balaun2020-07-29T14:57:06-04:00In a good way… Eating desserts first or getting your just desserts. Either way, desserts are often our favorite meal! Sometimes, we think the best part [...]
Eating Healthy while at College
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T11:48:52-04:00Eating Healthy, Not an easy feat! It can be hard to eat healthfully when at college. Meal plans, rushing to and from classes and activities, budgets, th [...]
Graduation Restaurant Reservations
Michelle Balaun2020-10-16T15:11:48-04:00Graduation Restaurant Reservations Finally, graduation is here, yay! Family and friends will want to join you for a fest, here are our tips on local res [...]
Eating on a Budget is More Than Just Ramen
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T17:43:41-04:00Some students actually keep to a budget. I know this is true because I have had three of my own and they all struggled at the beginning, but eventually [...]
Family Weekend for the Parents
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T18:21:21-04:00Early Bird Gets It - Parents Weekend Get the Deals Our first experience with Parents Weekend meant booking a hotel a year in advance, every weekend in O [...]
Budget 101
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T17:45:33-04:00The Money Talk At orientation we were inundated with information about all sorts of things; from FAFSA forms to meal plans. No one ever really elaborate [...]
Grocery Stores
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T17:06:43-04:00Let’s eat, where's the grocery store? Whether your student lives on campus or off, they will need groceries. Tallahassee has plenty of places to shop in [...]
Meal Plans
Michelle Balaun2020-06-30T16:22:58-04:00Burgers and Pizza and Fries… Oh my… A Guide to Meal Plans Some of us will miss those family dinners. Others will find some relief. Either way, we all wa [...]