Gauchos captured their favorite moments from summer travels, near and far, from right here in Isla Vista to exotic cities across continents.
Third-year Taylor Daoust took a helicopter to the top of Fox Glacier while studying abroad in New Zealand with fellow Gauchos Audrey Berg and Amanda Schweitzer.
Third-year Maya Longtin captured hot steam rising from the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park.
Fourth-year Rawan Sultan rode a camel and visited the ancient pyramids in Cairo, Egypt.
First-year Christine Choi ventured into Harry Potter World at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Fourth-year Brittany Tholan did marine research with a lab on campus and witnessed a couple of breathtaking, common dolphins right in our own backyard- just offshore of IV Reef.
Daily Nexus Photographer Stephen Manga jumped off a 22-foot cliff in Oahu, Hawaii.
Fourth-year Nate Fritter visited North Lake Tahoe with family.
News Editor Supriya Yelimeli spent a week in India for her cousin’s wedding. Pre-festivity market crawl in Bengaluru, India pictured.
Second-year Josephine Cheng reached the peak of the Sea to Sky Gondola overlooking Squamish River in Vancouver, Canada.
Third-year Kaitlyn Haberlin went hiking around Silver Lake in the Eastern Sierras.