Meet Me in New York
Michelle Balaun2019-01-14T14:24:29+00:00Pinstripe Bowl Miami v Wisconsin- December 27, 2018 College football… we can’t wait for it to start anticipating that our team will end up nationally ra [...]
Send a Little Halloween Love…
Michelle Balaun2018-09-21T16:18:58+00:00Have Some Halloween Fun! When my daughter left for college, I sent her a Halloween care package. It was nothing fancy; just some dollar store decoratio [...]
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 [...]
Fix it, Fix it Good
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00Repair Shops Car, skateboard or bike, oh my! At UM, you will find all in large numbers. Talk to any student about which is the most useful at UM and yo [...]
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 [...]
Safety Tips For Using Rideshare
Michelle Balaun2018-10-10T17:42:09+00:00Important Reminders I remember when I first heard about Uber and thought it was a brilliant concept for so many reasons; one of which was that it shoul [...]
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. [...]
Shopping Guide for New Students
Michelle Balaun2018-08-23T15:36:54+00:00HaveUHeard how much there is to shop for? Look at the college checklist from the top retailers and you will see an average of 126 items.
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 [...]
Spring Break
Michelle Balaun2018-11-26T15:30:13+00:00You May or May Not See Them... You haven’t seen them since January and are looking forward to some time with them home again over Spring Break. I recogn [...]
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 [...]
Interning in New York City
Michelle Balaun2018-10-22T13:13:18+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 [...]
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 [...]
Where to Pregame at UM
Michelle Balaun2018-10-01T14:33:48+00:00Get Ready For A Fun Day! I have to admit that I hadn’t heard of the term, pregame until I heard my daughter mention it before attending her first colleg [...]
Gameday Outfits for UM Parents
Michelle Balaun2018-09-28T10:07:34+00:00Show Your Team Spirit! I love going to college football games- there is nothing like game days but, TBH, I am not going to wear some of the outfits that [...]
Nature vs Nurture
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T18:26:04+00:00Have fun in the sun!!! If you have a child attending the U, start compiling that Miami bucket list as soon as they have accepted! Nature abounds and the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Volunteering Turns Your Compassion into Action
Michelle Balaun2018-10-01T14:50:11+00:00Volunteering with passion is key. When you first go off to college, you will find that there is no shortage of opportunities to participate in social ac [...]
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 [...]
Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2018-10-23T11:42:16+00:00They’re Back… Thanksgiving break is the longest official break (besides fall break which is only 2 days in October) when students come home. I don’t kno [...]
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!
Fun Classes
Michelle Balaun2018-10-01T14:12:17+00:00When You Need Electives As students at the University of Miami, we spend days leading up to class registration seeing what times and sections are availa [...]
Trick or Treat
Michelle Balaun2018-09-15T10:47:53+00:00Going to UM, students have plenty of Halloween events to choose from. Halloween also coincides with Homecoming this year – students can check out Homecoming Spirit Day at Lakeside Patio.
Get Involved – Join a Club
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:03+00:00Join to Enrich The way to feel more included is to join one of the many groups and organizations. The beauty of the University of Miami is that there ar [...]
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 [...]
Happy Birthday Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:56+00:00Blow Out The Candles! When their birthday rolls around, it can be just one more reminder that you won’t be celebrating together so putting together a ca [...]
Family Weekend at UM
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:05+00:00Fun and Games! As a Hurricane Alum as well as a UM Parent, anytime the opportunity presents itself to be able to share in some Hurricane football with [...]
Staying at UM for Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2018-11-14T15:59:49+00:00Make it a Friendsgiving Although The University of Miami is officially closed from November 17th-25th, 2018, not all students will be going home for the [...]
The David Project
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:29:31+00:00Israel, however, is not just for Jews It’s true that Birthright is a fabulous (and free) program for Jewish individuals from 18 to 28 to visit Israel. I [...]
Mother-Daughter Time
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:02+00:00Our first mother-daughter weekend in Miami was such a wonderful, memorable experience. We took a long walk around the campus, strolling around Lake Osceola, through the Arboretum and had a picnic lunch out on the green.
Beauty and the Beast
Michelle Balaun2018-12-08T11:49:59+00:00Look Your Best! It’s not just for fairy tales, getting the beauty treatment makes her happy. As the mother of girls, I know all too well that not being [...]
Rushing Her Way…
Michelle Balaun2018-10-15T11:40:04+00:00To Sorority or Not? Is Rush The Way? For parents of incoming freshman, you are probably starting to hear whispers about sorority rush. The way rush is [...]
Sorority Girl
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:01+00:00Congratulations if your daughter has found a place to call home. Being in a sorority opens the door to so many wonderful experiences. My daughter made some of her greatest friends when she was in a sorority at The University of Miami.
Staying Fit
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:01+00:00We all know by now the advantages of staying fit, exercise, stress relief, healthy heart, maintaining weight (or losing if those freshman 15 do start to creep up) and so on. The question is will our students work out when they get to school.
Rushing His Way… The Fraternity Truth
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00Is It Really like The Animal House? Going back to 1978 with the release of “Animal House”, which became one of the most successful comedies of all time, [...]
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Michelle Balaun2019-01-15T09:48:44+00:00Sent With Love As far back as I can remember we always celebrated Valentine’s Day; it was a tradition I grew up with and continued when I became a mom. [...]
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 [...]
More Study Abroad Details
Michelle Balaun2018-11-25T15:04:14+00:00Deciding whether or not to study abroad, there are even more details to consider. There are specific recommendations that UM makes to the Parents & Guardians, as a parent you need to do what works for you and your student. Make a checklist of all the details before you push ‘go’.
Birthright Israel – Hillel
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:58+00:00Young Jewish Students Trip. What is Birthright Israel? Birthright Israel is the gift of a free, 10-day trip to Israel designed for young adults of Jewi [...]
Calendar of Events and Important Dates for UM
Michelle Balaun2019-01-07T14:45:26+00:00List of events and important dates! Here is where you can find a list of events and important dates for students and parents of the University of Miami. [...]