Heeral Shivnani

Ideally, the skies should start pouring when you bump into your crush to symbolize the joy reverberating across the universe of two soulmates meeting.

The use of words has been significant in many cultures across the globe. Not so long ago in South Asia, too, people would enjoy sipping tea (or desi rum) and speaking to beings in person. Yes, actually “speaking” and not “texting.”

Freshman year at UC Berkeley passes by like a blur, wherein taking out even a few moments to “think before you eat” is placed lower than lowest on your priority list. Sadly though, two whole semesters of being unwary is enough time to cause significant damage to your overall health.

Over the previous years, numerous lists have been concocted so that newly-admitted UC Berkeley students might get a peek into this new exciting phase in their lives. Yet very few include the very personal, intellectual changes that a person is likely to undergo among the administrative learning curve, which is no less than a horror ride. Here are nine things you are most likely to soon recognize (if you haven't already in high school) after one or two semesters at UC Berkeley.

Why would you want to eat the plain ol', tiresome pancakes for breakfast, when you can have a super fluffy and more wholesome kind?

The whole point of eating a salad is to be able to taste every ingredient as it is, i.e. in its most natural, unaltered state. Indeed, that's only possible when you keep your condiments or dressing to a bare minimum. Most incarnations of watermelon salads make use of a light vinaigrette dressing, which after you try our version, will seem completely redundant.