Get on the Bus
Michelle Balaun2019-01-28T15:24:59+00:00A Guide to UM’s Bus System The University of Miami’s Hurry ‘Canes shuttle bus system can be a huge help to UM students that live on and around campus. A [...]
Bucket List
Michelle Balaun2019-01-25T12:42:00+00:00Freshman - follow this bucket list for maximum fun! As an incoming freshman to the University of Miami, it is important to be aware of some of the bucke [...]
Interning in New York City
Michelle Balaun2019-02-18T10:46:26+00:00Who doesn’t want to live in New York City? Ok, I am a little partial. I am a born and bred New Yorker, living in S. Florida for 25 plus years, and I sti [...]
Spring Sports
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:59+00:00There is more than just football... Football season is over and now it’s time to clean off your flip-flops and head into Spring Sports. When people thin [...]
Canes Football Spring Debut
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T18:49:20+00:00Getting Ready For the Big Season! Yes, it's spring, and yes we mean football. It's crazy I know! But it is springtime Canes football spring practice! M [...]
Hotels, A Nice Place To Stay
Michelle Balaun2018-10-28T11:38:52+00:00Keep in mind that Miami is not only a college town but also an exciting and vibrant, major tourist destination, so there is a vast selection of hotel options. There are different things to take into consideration when booking.
Retail Therapy, Lots of Shopping in Miami
Michelle Balaun2018-09-04T13:57:13+00:00This Means Plenty of Retail Therapy! There is plenty of shopping in Miami – may be too much – and although your student is up there for school, there is [...]
Florida Prepaid
Michelle Balaun2018-10-15T12:27:55+00:00What Does It Pay For? Many of us who have lived in Florida, planned for our students’ education by taking advantage of the Florida Prepaid program. The [...]
What to Get Dad on a Limited Budget
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:56+00:00Don't Forget Dear Old Dad! My sister and I are daddy’s girls but not in the way you would think. We grew up playing sports and having him as our coach. [...]
Home Sweet Dorm
Michelle Balaun2018-08-23T15:31:54+00:00You may be surprised at how one can transition a mass-produced, industrial-looking dorm room into a warm and inviting room/suite. And there is plenty of help out there to spur ideas and help you organize.
Entertainment
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:03+00:00Fun stuff to do! It's entertaining and almost silly to write about things to do when visiting your student at UM. Based on the fact that our kids are l [...]
Advice to My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2018-10-01T15:31:24+00:00What Every Freshman Should Know As a sophomore looking back at my freshman year, I can easily think of advice that I would give my freshman self. Freshm [...]
Technology Needs for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:56+00:00Here Is What You Get Free! The vision of University of Miami's Information Technology (UMIT) department is to be the best information technology organiz [...]
Are You Ready for Some Football
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00We love this sport! With football season already three games in, if you are planning on coming down to Miami for a game, you should be looking at hotel [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2018-11-13T10:53:08+00:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Midterm Blues Care Package
Michelle Balaun2018-10-16T15:52:49+00:00Surprise Them With a Box of Love! Midterm and final exams can be some of the biggest stressors for your student. I typically do not get to speak to my d [...]
Care Packages – Because sometimes they get sick.
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:56+00:00Show You Care For Them. I don’t know about you but when they call to say they are sick, the miles between home and school seem even longer. My daughter [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:57+00:00Here's How to Manage Your U-Miami Living At the University of Miami, with on-campus housing, what you see is what you get. Students are only required to [...]
Radio and TV
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:01+00:00Media Details. Students are typically too busy to watch television, but they do have their favorites. From reality shows such as Keeping Up with The Kar [...]
Safety Matters
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:05+00:00The University of Miami takes safety very seriously. Technology has changed the landscape of how they impart information to students through texts and e [...]
How to Transition as A Transfer Student
Michelle Balaun2018-09-11T12:19:23+00:00There is a Place For Everyone The first thing to know about transferring schools is that there is a place for everyone. When we are in our senior year o [...]
Game Day Attire
Michelle Balaun2018-11-25T12:32:23+00:00Get Your Team Look Ready! At the University of Miami, it’s all about the “U” wearing everything and anything orange and green to accessorizing. It gets [...]
Homecoming Alumni Weekend
Michelle Balaun2018-10-23T11:37:44+00:00Alumni Weekend & Homecoming November 1-3, 2018 is a campus-wide event that takes place once a year on the Coral Gables campus, and is a time that all alumni and friends come together to celebrate being a ‘Cane!
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, here’s the list!
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T18:13:32+00:00Let's do lunch? Bagel Emporium Decent bagels directly across from Campus. Take the newly installed pedestrian bridge to cross over US1. Threefold Café B [...]
Finals Are A Bear – Send A Care Package!
Michelle Balaun2018-11-14T14:34:17+00:00Send Help Now! Finals can be some of the biggest stressors for your student. I typically do not get to speak to my daughter during exam weeks. My calls [...]
We Really Do Care
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:58+00:00Transition Can Be A Challenge. At the University of Miami, once you’re a ‘Cane you’re a member of a special family that cares for its flock! In additio [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2018-09-27T13:35:38+00:00Keep Yourself Stress-free. Stress. It happens to all of us, including our kids. As though balancing a full schedule, the welcome distraction of footba [...]
Orient Yourself – Find Your Own Way
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:01+00:00If two nights and two days can make your head spin, these might be the two. It’s not a bad thing, of course; it is just the amount of information can get a bit overwhelming. They need to orient themselves to their new life.
Thousands of Dining Options
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:06+00:00Food Glorious Food! Like any big city, there are literally thousands of dining options from fast food to fast casual, from family style to fine dining. [...]
UM Sports
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00Everything you'll need to know about UM football! Way back, when your student was deciding on where to go to college, attending Miami Hurricane sports [...]
CanesTHON
Michelle Balaun2019-01-08T15:26:19+00:00You Can Dance If You Want To Perhaps you have seen the Facebook posts from your student or friends’ kids that say #FTK or #ForTheKids. Maybe even fundra [...]
Pets
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:46:58+00:00Just like a baby... I cannot begin to tell you how many times my kids have called from college once they were living off campus saying they want to buy [...]
Where the Wind Blows – Home of the Hurricane
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00Our Florida Weather. Having moved to South Florida as a teen, I have gone through more than 35 Hurricane seasons. I prepared for my first major Hurrican [...]