Brunch is Breakfast plus Lunch plus Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-05-16T18:07:05-04:00"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 [...]
Dinner, It’s Time Check out these Restaurants
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T16:08:47-04:00It's dinner-time! Everyone has their favorite place, here are the places we love to frequent, which one is your favorite restaurant? Restaurants Within [...]
Entertainment is Entertaining!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T12:12:55-05:00Try These Fun Things To Do! While visiting UNF and the Jacksonville area, there are plenty of things to do for entertainment. The campus is within 20 m [...]
Lunch Bunch
Michelle Balaun2020-09-25T15:27:17-04:00Mid-Day Munchies- what’s for lunch? Jacksonville is host to a massive amount of lunch options, with restaurants dotting the streets of Town Center and S [...]
Grocery Stores at UNF for quick meals
Michelle Balaun2020-07-02T10:06:04-04:00A Kids Gotta Eat! On-campus or off, meal plan or not, your child will need to get groceries at some point and time. UNF has many shopping options right [...]
Wakey Wakey- Eggs and Bakey Breakfast
Michelle Balaun2020-07-10T10:26:09-04:00Here are Our Favorites for Breakfast Another Broken Egg Café - Start your day the delicious way with southern-style biscuit beignets, gourmet omelets, a [...]
Graduation
Michelle Balaun2020-10-29T13:53:54-04:00Can they Already be Finished? It seems like yesterday that your Osprey was an incoming freshman and now, within a few months, they will be graduating an [...]
Eating on a Budget
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T15:08:23-04:00Teach Them To Budget And The Rest Is Easy Eating on a budget is hard to do at any age. Teaching my three kids how to budget their money was not an easy [...]
How Will Students Stay Safe, Sane and Happy this Fall
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T10:19:34-04:00Where is a Safe Spot at College? As colleges are doing their best to come up with ideas as to how to keep our students safe and healthy as they reopen c [...]
Moving In
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T13:58:00-04:00All the Tips and Tricks to Make Moving Easy Once your student has been given their move-in date and dorm or residence assignment, the process of handlin [...]
Eating Healthy at college
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T11:33:31-04:00Eating healthy, not an easy feat! It can be hard to eat healthy when at college. While on-campus dining offers healthy options, sometimes having the opt [...]
21 And Oh So Fun!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-26T16:52:41-04:00You’ve waited 21 years for this fun! As each year ticked off, you waited for the fun of being 'legal'! Anyone over 21 in Jacksonville will know about th [...]
You Really Do Want More Veggies!
Michelle Balaun2020-11-05T12:11:48-05:00More Veggies Please - Vegetarian/Vegan Dining With our country’s focus on health and healthy eating, college students are growing up used to “making bet [...]
Mother Daughter Time
Michelle Balaun2020-06-04T10:49:38-04:00There is Nothing Like It! One of my favorite things to do with my kids is spending one on one time with them. Typically speaking, my daughter always wa [...]
Food for Thought, Is Everyone Fed?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:02:52-04:00No Student Goes Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely [...]
Best Coffee Shops at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T10:26:29-04:00Coffee, 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 [...]
UNF Care, How to Adjust to a New Life
Michelle Balaun2020-04-29T11:17:04-04:00Transition Can Be an Adjustment, We Care Moving to college is a huge adjustment for many students. Some students don’t know where to start when they are [...]
Graduation Restaurant Reservations
Michelle Balaun2020-10-16T14:56:16-04:00Reservations! The Earlier, The Better! I can’t believe that graduation is right around the corner! UNF's Fall Graduation is in December and is held in t [...]
Restaurants
Michelle Balaun2020-06-24T12:32:48-04:00Great Places to Eat! Like any college town, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast-casual, from family-style to fine dini [...]
Just Desserts!
Michelle Balaun2020-04-30T14:44:53-04:00Who Wants Dessert, Is My Favorite Sentence! Seriously?! My favorite meal of the day is dessert. When my kids were little, many times I would give them [...]
Family Weekend, Fun and more!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-11T17:04:50-04:00Fun Family Time Family or Parent’s Weekend is a fabulous weekend when you get to visit your son or daughter at UNF. They will want to show you all thei [...]
It’s All about the Delivery and Ease
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T13:03:53-04:00There’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 [...]
When the Wind Blows a Hurricane is coming!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-01T13:48:42-04:00Being prepared for a Hurricane Having lived in Florida since 1983, I have seen and experienced a lot of hurricane preparedness and fortunately, I have n [...]
Care Packages for UNF students
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T11:35:59-04:00Who doesn’t enjoy getting a package delivered? We know you really care, you care a lot about your student and want them to be happy. Whether it is for a [...]