Life doesn’t get any better than this!

Welcome to Orange County, "the greatest place to live in North America," according to the Los Angeles Times. The county’s Mediterranean climate, dynamic job growth, higher education, and opportunities for arts and recreation bring tourists and new residents from across the country and around the world. Here you can explore attractions that range from Spanish missions to the internationally known amusement park, Disneyland. Within easy reach are desert and mountain recreation areas, as well as cosmopolitan Los Angeles and San Diego.

Few other metropolitan areas compare to Orange County. It stands out as a thriving, exciting, desirable area in which to live, learn and work. With a near perfect rating in the job growth forecast it is no wonder Orange County has consistently landed among the top 25 most liveable areas since 1981.

Irvine - the Safest City in the US

Discover one of America’s most dynamic business and high technology centers. Irvine is located in the heart of the international business community commonly referred to as the "Technology Coast" of California. It is home to many of the nation’s and the world’ largest corporations, along with hundreds of financial, educational, entertainment and bio-tech firms. Over 50% of these companies conduct business internationally.

The community of Irvine also blends quiet residential areas with landscaped boulevards, and commercial retail centers with hotels, office buildings and industrial complexes. It has the nation’s highest ratio of park acreage and open space, giving it international recognition as a model master-planned community. With a population of more than 120,000, Irvine has been consistently rated on one the safest cities in the United States.

For more information, contact:

Angelika Volkman
Tel: 949 824 5991
E-mail: uciesl@uci.edu
Website at: www.unex.ucr.edu/iephomepage.html

This article first appeared in Studying Abroad Latin American Edition