All you can eat Hotpot, UC Berkeley

I've been keeping up with the news back home New Zealand and apparently the country has had a white out. Can't say that I'm going green over it. I choose warm, predictable weather over sleet and snow (debatable whether it's actually snow) any day of the week. Hope you people back home are keeping warm.

Our stay in San Francisco was fairly brief. It provided us with a much needed breather after our long flight. Having already been to most of the attractions in the area the last time I was here, there wasn't much need to do anything else but sleep and eat.
I must say, though, the extra rest was negated somewhat. Some people see declining food as being rude, therefore, the act of eating was quite an exhaustive process as I was essentially forced to eat way beyond my usual limit. Things were further complicated due to the fact I don't tolerate spicy food....details of that don't need to be shared...

Easily the biggest dish we had at a Hunan/Guangdong cuisine resturant in Fremont. That's a fish HEAD.

Despite having said that we pretty much accomplished nothing but eat and sleep, we did make one special trip to visit the University of California, Berkeley. The scale and atmosphere of this place simply trumps  the University of Otago.

*gasp!*Traitor! Blasphemy! Stupid asian!

Zoology and Botany. One of many impressive buildings.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my days in Dunedin dearly. What other students are known for utilizing their higher education to destroy public/private property, while also doing a passable Haka* as a challenge to the local riot squad? All the more amazing when you take into account how many were under the influence! Joking aside, it is what it is, though. Berkeley has much greater facilities. You just can't beat larger enrollment numbers and better funding. Furthermore, unlike at Otago, people actually buy stuff from the university merchandise store! Myself included. Unfortunately the UC Bears shirt I purchased lead to me getting hustled by several big, black guys. I'll get to that later.

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